Petrofac kept on to help GDF Suez bring Cygnus on line in North Sea

Operator GDF Suez E&P has extended its integrated services contract with Petrofac for three years.

The contract covers operations, maintenance and engineering services in the UK continental shelf, including Cygnus, the largest gas field discovery in the Southern North Sea for 25 years.

Petrofac will continue to help bring Cygnus online, with production expected next year, in a works program called “Cygnus Operations Readiness”.

The contract extension combines two existing contracts signed in 2011.

Petrofac’s European senior VP, Walter Thain, said it was “a very exciting time for everyone involved”.

“Our immediate shared focus continues to be on Operations Readiness support ahead of Cygnus which is targeted for first gas next year,” he said.