By Ediri Ejoh with Agency Report

A leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry, FMC Technologies has received an order from Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited (a subsidiary of Chevron), operator of the Agbami field, to provide subsea equipment for operations in the field, offshore in the country.

Speaking on the benefit of the contract, Senior Vice President, FMC Technologies, Tore Halvorsen, said it will provide additional production and help to extend the life of deepwater development.

“FMC Technologies has supported the Agbami field development for several years, so the new contract will help to provide additional production and help extend the life of this deepwater development.”

“The Agbami field is located 70 nautical miles (113 km) off the coast of the central Niger Delta region, at a water depth of approximately 4,800 feet (1,463 m).The parties in the Agbami field include Famfa Oil Limited, Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, PetróleoBrasileiro Nigeria Limited (Petrobras), Statoil Nigeria Limited (Statoil), and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).”

“FMC Technologies designs, manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions, and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry.”