Statoil has awarded a US $ 170 million contract for the Mariner field, located in the UK sector of the North Sea to Subsea 7.

The contract is for the engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPIC) of 39 km of rigid flowlines and flexible riser systems, together with associated subsea structures, protection systems, and tie-ins. Project management and engineering work will commence immediately at Subsea 7’s offices in Stavanger, Norway, and Aberdeen, UK.

Offshore activities utilising a variety of Subsea 7 vessels are scheduled to commence in 2015 and to be completed in 2016.