The 8,900-dwt Asia-based support vessel Deep Orient (built 2013) will carry out pipe-laying under the management of Asiaflex Products, Technip's flexible pipe manufacturing plant in Johor.

No price was revealed for the contract.

Kwee Keong Lim, president of Technip in Asia Pacific, said: "Local content is of strategic importance to Technip.

"This framework agreement allows the long term development of talents while helping in cost-effective solution for our client through the deployment of flexible pipe technology in both green and brownfield developments."