NaftoGaz of Ukraine has bagged 129.69 million euro (Rs.725 crore) contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation for inter-connecting power facilities in its Mumbai High offshore fields.

ONGC's 12 platform in Mumbai High fields have separate power stations and NaftoGaz will be inter-connecting them through offshore cabling to enable utilising excess power in some at platforms that have either no or inadequate power.

The scope of the project entails survey (pre-engineering, pre-construction/pre-installation and post-installation), design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, modification of existing platforms, laying of submarine cables, hook-up, testing and commissioning. It also includes laying about 100 km of submarine cable with necessary top side deck modification and installation of switch gears.

The first phase of the project is to be completed by April 2009 and the second phase by March 2010.

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