Subsea 7 has been awarded the Varg Gas Export Contract from Talisman Energy Norge AS for the development of a gas export pipeline at the Varg  field, located 200 km off the Norwegian coastline, West of Stavanger. The contract is valued at approximately $ 60 million.

The contract is for the engineering, procurement, installation and construction of a 6 km flowline and flexible riser system as well as the installation of associated subsea structures, protection systems, and tie-ins.

Engineering and project management will commence immediately at Subsea 7’s Stavanger office with offshore operations due to commence summer 2013.

Picture: One of the ships in the Subsea 7 fleet, the Seven Borealis