Tullow Ghana has awarded DeepOcean a contract to reterminate a gas lift riser connecting the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah to the Jubilee subsea system, with offshore execution scheduled for Q4 2026. The contract is signed, confirming DeepOcean as the appointed subsea contractor for this specific scope of work at one of West Africa's flagship producing fields.
The Jubilee field has been in production for well over a decade and gas lift infrastructure is central to maintaining reservoir pressure and sustaining output rates. Retermination work of this nature involves disconnecting and reconnecting a riser at one or both ends — a technically demanding intervention that requires specialist vessels, tooling, and diver or ROV support depending on the water depth and configuration. The work scope, as described, links the FPSO's topside gas lift systems to the subsea infrastructure below.
DeepOcean is a Norwegian-headquartered subsea contractor with established capabilities in inspection, maintenance, and repair operations across multiple offshore regions. Its selection by Tullow Ghana for this Jubilee intervention reflects the operator's need for proven riser and umbilical expertise, and underlines the continuing demand for specialist subsea services at mature West African fields where aging infrastructure requires periodic remediation and upgrade work.
With offshore mobilisation targeted for Q4 2026, there is a defined execution window that will drive procurement and vessel scheduling activity in the near term. Tullow Ghana operates the Jubilee field as part of a joint venture, and capital discipline has been a feature of the operator's programme in recent years, making targeted brownfield interventions like this a characteristic part of its asset management strategy.
For Norwegian service companies, this contract signals active subsea maintenance spend at Jubilee and reinforces that Tullow Ghana is commissioning specialist work ahead of a confirmed offshore campaign. DeepOcean's appointment covers the riser retermination scope specifically, but campaigns of this type typically generate adjacent requirements — vessel support, ROV services, survey, and inspection — that may be sourced separately.
