UTEC, a multinational surveying company and member of marine energy and infrastructure services group Acteon, has been awarded a survey work by TechnipFMC to support the construction of the Coral-Sul FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) project, the world's first in ultra-deepwater in Mozambique.

The Coral-Sul FLNG will work in 2000 metres of water in the Coral sector, which is located in the southern part of Area 4 in the Rovuma basin, about 50 kilometres from the Mozambique coast. The Coral South Project is run by Eni on behalf of the Region 4 Partners.

Pre-lay surveys, long baseline array installation and calibration, survey and positioning assistance, support for the installation of manifold foundation piles, manifolds, tether piles, versatile lines, umbilicals, wellhead jumpers, and flying leads, pre-commissioning operations surveys, and riser hook-up and as-built surveys are all included in the scope of work.

“We have worked hard to establish a good partnership with TechnipFMC, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration,” said Ross Leitch, general manager, UTEC Europe and Africa. We aspire to build relationships with our customers and provide them with world-class support and solutions. The real difference is made by our people. We add value to projects by using a multiskilled, multidisciplinary crew and avoiding survey-related downtime costs.”

The survey is expected to start in April 2021. The Coral-Sul FLNG, with a capacity of 3.4 million tonnes, is expected to begin operations in 2022.