Tullow Kenya BV has awarded Wood a front-end engineering design contract (FEED) for the design of the proposed Lokichar to Lamu crude oil pipeline project located in Kenya
The proposed pipeline is expected to export waxy crude oil from oil field developments in the South Lokichar basin to Lamu port on Kenya’s coast.
Under the terms of the agreement, Wood will provide the first phase of FEED services, setting the technical requirements and estimating the installed cost for the pipeline system. The project is being led by the subsea and export systems team with support from capital projects teams.
Commenting on Africa’s crude oil pipeline project, Bob MacDonald, CEO of Wood's specialist technical solutions business, said, “Our independent onshore pipeline engineering expertise combined with the latest project delivery technology will allow us to challenge the design, working to reduce cost and boost efficiencies.”
The Lokichar to Lamu crude oil pipeline project is being developed by the Pipeline Project Management Team, a consortium which includes Tullow Oil, Africa Oil and Total in partnership with the government of Kenya.
