Technip scores ENI contract for Appaloosa

MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- France-based engineering company Technip announced Monday a contract to develop the Appaloosa project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Technip announced Italian energy giant ENI awarded an engineering contract for onshore and offshore work on the Appaloosa development.

ENI owns a stake in more than 400 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico with a daily average net production in excess of 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent.

Appaloosa lies 145 miles off the coast of Alabama. Production is scheduled for 2010.

The work for Technip includes the engineering, fabrication and installation of a 21-mile production flowline and other equipment.

Much of the onshore work will take place at Technip's facilities in Mobile, Ala. Offshore installation is scheduled for completion by the end of the year. All contract work for Technip is expected to be finished by April 2010.