Leighton International bagged a $720
million (approx. Rs.2,880 crore) contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation for
the construction of offshore pipelines in India.
The project, Pipeline Replacement
Project - 2 (PRP-2) involves engineering, procurement and installation of over
200 km of fixed and flexible pipelines of various diameters in the Mumbai High
field some 80 km off the coast of Mumbai.
Offshore works on the project will
commence in November 2008 and will take place during the period from November to
May each year for the next three years. Stage one will be completed by May 2009,
stage two in 2010, and stage three in 2011.