UPI: BP closer to bringing Azeri natural gas to Europe

A Canadian pipeline company said it secured a $200 million contract from BP to help develop the second phase of the Shah Deniz gas field off the Azeri coast.

ShawCor Ltd., which has headquarters in Toronto, said its pipe coating division secured the contract for work at a plant in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The contract is the second development contract awarded by BP for work in Azerbaijan this month. Energy services company Emerson Process Management secured a $40 million contract from BP to provide control and safety systems for an onshore terminal associated with Shah Deniz

BP has awarded more than $1 billion in development contracts since selecting the Trans-Adriatic pipeline as its option for Shah Deniz last year. TAP is a part of a European corridor of pipelines meant to carry Azeri natural gas.
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