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Subsea 7 Friday said it has been awarded a engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by Total worth $250 million.

   MAIN FACTS: 

- The contract is for work at the Laggan Tormore deepwater gas field development, West of Shetland in the North Sea .

- Subsea 7's principal scope of work comprises the engineering, fabrication and installation of 141 km of 8-inch and 2-inch piggy-backed service pipelines and the engineering, supply and installation of 1 x 124km and 1 x 17km control umbilicals and associated subsea structures and tie-ins.

- Phase 1 offshore operations, encompassing pipelines and umbilicals installation and pre-commissioning activities, are scheduled to commence in 2Q '12.

- Phase 2 offshore operations, encompassing tie-in and commissioning activities, are scheduled to commence in 2Q '13.

-By Stockholm Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +46-8-5451-3090; djnews.stockholm@dowjones.com