Name and Location
Amethyst deep-water field development project, US Gulf of Mexico.

Client
Stone Energy Corporation.

Project Description
Stone Energy’s Amethyst prospect is located in the US Gulf of Mexico, in Mississippi Canyon Block 26. Resource estimates range from 8-million to 56-million barrels of oil equivalent.

The project involves the construction of a single well tie-back to the Stone-owned and -operated Pompano platform, located less than five miles from the discovery.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
A development plan for Amethyst was sanctioned early in the second quarter of 2014. Production is expected to begin in 2016.

Latest Developments
Stone Energy has awarded flexible pipe supply and installation contracts to Technip for the Amethyst field development project.

The first contract includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly, and testing of a five inch, 9 km production static riser and all associated hardware.

The second contract covers the installation of flexible pipe as a tieback to the Pompano fixed platform in 395 m of water.

The pipe will be manufactured at Technip’s Asiaflex products plant, in Tanjung Langsat, Malaysia, and installed using the Deep Blue vessel.

The project is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2015.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Technip (static riser and all associated hardware, as well as a tie-back).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Stone Energy Corporation, tel +1 337 237 0410 or fax +1 337 521 2072.
Technip public relations, Laure Montcel, tel +33 1 49 01 87 81 or email press@technip.com.