Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan detailed engineering phase contractor award

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline project shareholders have announced that they have selected Bechtel International Inc. as the contractor to provide detailed engineering and procurement services for the pipeline project in the Azerbaijan Republic and Georgia.

In addition, Bechtel will provide personnel and resources to BP’s BTC team, which manages the project for the entire pipeline system, including the interface with BOTAS, who is the turnkey contractor for the Turkish sector.

Bechtel International Inc. was selected from 5 bidders after a rigorous international tendering and evaluation process, which emphasized not only technical engineering competence and experience but also the ability to meet the BTC shareholders’ high standards and strong commitment to safety and environmental performance.

BTC project is owned in the following percentages: SOCAR 50%, BP 25.41% and operator, Unocal 7.65%, Statoil 6.37%, TPAO 5.02%, Itochu 2.92%, Delta Hess 2.03% and Devon Energy 0.60%.

Bechtel International Inc. is a global engineering-construction organization headquartered in the USA. It provides premier technical, management, and directly related services to develop, manage, engineer, finance, build and operate installations for customers worldwide.*