Amec Wins Design Job from Sasol

UK-based Amec Foster Wheeler said June 13 it had been awarded a detailed design and engineering contract by Sasol for Phase 1, tranche 1 of the development for surface facilities at Temane, 600km north of Maputo in Mozambique. Contract value was not disclosed.

The scope of work and contract is for a new integrated oil, LPG and gas project, including flowlines for the fields, located adjacent to Sasol and partners’ existing Temane central processing facility.

Amec completed its $3.2bn acquisition of US-based Foster Wheeler in late 2014. Foster Wheeler -- which previously completed early engineering works for the project, including a local content plan to maximise the use of local Mozambican suppliers, contractors and labour during the project -- was the contractor that delivered the original Temane (completed in 2004) and Pande projects that launched the upstream industry in Mozambique.

Sasol began to drill new wells during the past month as part of its current expansion at Temane and Inhassoro using a drill rig provided by French contractor Societe de Maintenance Petroliere (SMP).

Mark Smedley