Longitude Engineering Awarded Contract for Shell Gas Project in Egypt
Longitude Engineering, a division of the Oslo-listed energy, marine, and engineering consultancy ABL Group, has been selected to provide detailed engineering and project management services for a Shell-operated gas project in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession off the coast of Egypt.
Having previously delivered design and engineering services for Phase-X, Longitude has now secured a contract to support Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), the main contractor for Phase XI of the deepwater project in Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus gas field in the Mediterranean Sea.
The project involves the tie-in of three subsea twin deepwater natural gas wells, with work encompassing engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning support for five subsea M-shape rigid jumpers equipped with specialized connectors, gas meters, and sand detection systems.
This development features compact twin-well configurations, with each subsea jumper limited to approximately 25 meters in length, to be installed in a brownfield environment adjacent to an existing live natural gas deepwater system, forming part of one of the largest deepwater natural gas networks globally.
Additionally, the project includes the design of a tie-in structure, tie-in spool base (TSB) for accommodating multiple jumpers within a single subsea module, enhancing production flexibility and enabling well allocation interchangeability, along with subsea control system components to support well operation and chemical injection.
Longitude’s engineering scope for this project involves the detailed design of deepwater rigid jumpers, development of fabrication drawings, onshore and offshore handling procedures, offshore installation engineering, process and stress modeling, as well as key HSE studies and engineering workshops.
Daniel McGowan, Offshore Project Director at Longitude Engineering, expressed his enthusiasm for securing this contract, stating: “We are delighted to secure this contract following the success of our previous work on Phase X. The West Delta Deep Marine development is of major significance to Egypt’s oil and gas sector, and we remain committed to delivering the highest quality of service to PMS and, ultimately, to the operator.”
The WDDM concession area, operated by Shell through its joint venture, Burullus Gas Company, comprises 17 gas fields at water depths ranging from 300 to 1,200 meters, situated approximately 90 kilometers offshore Egypt in the northwestern Nile Delta region of the Mediterranean Sea.