Wood Group lands Shah Deniz gas contract

ABERDEEN, Scotland, June 3 (UPI) -- Scottish subsea engineering company Wood Group Kenny said Tuesday it landed a $60.2 million contract from BP to develop gas reserves off the coast of Azerbaijan.

The engineering group has worked with BP on developing the offshore Shah Deniz gas field since 2008. The contract announced Tuesday outlines engineering and project management services for the second phase of the gas field.

"We have worked with BP Azerbaijan for a number of years and the award of this contract enables us to extend and reinforce that long-standing relationship," Wood Group Kenny CEO Steve Wayman said in a statement.

There was no statement from BP on the engineering contract.

In May, BP regional President Gordon Birrel said most of the contracts for a natural gas pipeline from Shah Deniz to Europe have now been awarded.

Pipeline construction is slated for January and should be completed by 2017. First gas from Phase II of the Shah Deniz gas field is expected by late 2018.