TechnipFMC Wins Subsea Deal for Eni's Baleine Phase 3 Off Côte d'Ivoire
Oil & Gas Journal reports that Eni SpA has awarded TechnipFMC a subsea contract for the newly sanctioned Baleine Phase 3 development offshore Côte d’Ivoire. TechnipFMC will design and manufacture flexible flowlines and risers connecting wells in roughly 1,200 meters of water to a new floating production, storage, and offloading unit, according to a company release cited by the publication. Eni and its partners sanctioned the project in May, aiming to raise oil production at the field to 150,000 b/d from 60,000 b/d and gas output to 200 MMcfd from 80 MMcfd. Phase 3 builds on the fast-track development model used in Baleine’s first two phases. TechnipFMC values the contract between $75 million and $250 million.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- This is a deepwater subsea fabrication and installation award, not a land-based drilling or service contract, so it has minimal direct bid opportunity for US or Western Canadian oilfield service firms focused on onshore work like wireline, trucking, or completions.
- Specialty fabricators, flexible pipe manufacturers, and riser engineering firms with international deepwater credentials should note the $75-250 million contract value as a benchmark for scope and pricing on comparable West African FPSO tie-back work.
- US and Canadian subs supplying niche offshore components, such as flowline connectors or riser tensioning systems, may find indirect supply-chain openings through TechnipFMC’s vendor network as design and manufacturing work ramps up ahead of first oil.
