Statoil will sign an engineering contract with Aker Solutions worth NOK 4.5billion for the Johan Sverdrup development.
The company said the agreement includes engineering and procurement management for the riser and processing platform topsides for phase one of the field, in addition to hook-up work and gangways for the entire field.
Aker Solution has so far been responsible for the front-end engineering of all four platforms which constitute the field centre.
Arne Sigve Nylund, Statoil’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway, said “In light of the Johan Sverdrup project’s ambitious progress plan having competent cooperation partners that share our goals is essential.
“Through the front-end engineering phase several hundred Statoil employees have been stationed at Aker Solutions.
“Together we have formed the basis for a seamless transition to detail engineering which will ensure a cost-effective progress plan.
“The Johan Sverdrup field development is of great importance, not just to Statoil and our partners, but also to the supply industry and society.
“At plateau, the production from this field will account for 25% of the combined production on the Norwegian continental shelf.
“Although the prospects for the future of the field are very good maintaining the right focus on costs both in the construction and operations phase is essential.”
The contract award is conditional on an investment decision for the Johan Sverdrup development in February 2015.
It is subject to the approval of the Plan for Development and Operation for the field in Parliament this year.
Earlier this week, Statoil awarded a contract to Kvaerner Verdal worth NOK 2billion for delivery of the riser platform jacket for the Johan Sverdrup field.
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