OMV Petrom has awarded ABL Group ASA?s subsidiary ABL a sizeable(1) contract to provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the construction of Romania?s Neptun Deep Gas Field Project in the Black Sea. The Neptun Deep project is the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. Production is expected to start in 2027, contributing to the region?s energy security.

ABL?s London operation has won the contract to provide MWS services to review, survey and approve all operations relating to the Transportation & Installation (T&I) of critical project assets for development of both Domino and Pelican South fields. ABL?s scope of work includes the T&I of the shallow water platform, subsea installation at both fields including a 160 km subsea pipeline from the said offshore platform to the shore. The shallow water platform will be fabricated at yards in Italy and Indonesia.

ABL?s project management will be centralised in London, whilst much of the operational and on-site attendances will be delivered by ABL?s local Black Sea operations. ABL?s wider global team will also support the project?s global supply chain, including its Indonesian operations based in Jakarta and Batam and its extensive European operations. The contract was included in ABL Group?s reported order backlog in Fourth Quarter 2023.

ABL, which is part of Oslo-listed ABL Group ASA, is an independent energy and marine consultancy specializing in solutions to de-risk and drive the energy transition across renewables, maritime and oil and gas sectors.