Abu Dhabi-headquartered MCS Group has been appointed to support the installation of a 22-kilometre subsea pipeline for the FIRST Integrated Gas Supply System (FIGSS) development in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, marking a significant step forward for the country’s offshore gas infrastructure expansion.
MCS Group was selected by Marine Platforms Limited (MPL), the project’s EPCIC contractor, on behalf of FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P). The FIGSS development forms part of FIRST E&P’s offshore gas infrastructure programme within petroleum mining leases PML 53 and PML 54 in the Niger Delta region.
MCS Group’s scope covers the installation of the 10-inch subsea pipeline using the NOV Tuboscope Zap-Lok mechanical interference fit connection system, deployed via the Modular Pipelay System (MPS+) from MPL’s DP3 construction vessel. Project management and engineering will be coordinated between MCS Group’s Cairo office and MPL’s office in Lagos.
Source: offshore-energy.biz