The contract is for the construction of the deck to equipment- and accommodation platform in the field.
Kvaerner has thus gained the contract with KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & amp; Root), a US engineering and construction company.
– The agreement to deliver covered for housing and equipment platform comes after tough international competition, where Kvaerner and KBR gave the best offer, according to a press release from Kvaerner.
Jobs for the UK, Poland and Stord
The work will be carried out through a collaboration where Kvaerner owns 51 percent and KBR 49 percent. The engineering work will be performed in Leatherhead UK, with personnel from both companies.
In addition, the parties will use a wide range of suppliers in Norway and around the world. Apply Leirvik on Stord will build the housing module, while equipment section will be built in Poland under the leadership of Kvaerner. Kvaerner Stord will assemble and equip the platform.
The engineering starts immediately and construction should according Kvaerner begin in spring 2016.
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Norwegian industry more competitive
The contract comes at a very important time for Kvaerner and the rest of the Norwegian supply industry, which over the past year has dismissed thousands of employees due to falling oil prices and fewer assignments.
Margareth Øvrum, deputy for technology, projects and drilling in Statoil, says contract award is a sign that Norwegian suppliers are now starting to become more competitive.
– Until now, Norwegian supplier won the main Johan Sverdrup contracts. It’s good to see that Statoil and suppliers together is about to break the cost curve and ensure competitiveness in a tough time for the whole industry, she said.
Does not exclude position shot
Kvaerner previously won a contract for 2 million for construction of the jacket for Johan Sverdrup. A little later the company announced cost cuts after it lost the competition against Norwegian Aibel to build the deck of the drilling rig, a contract that was worth 8 billion.
The CEO of Kvaerner, Jan Arve Haugan, has recently announced that the company might have to cut around 500 jobs to reduce costs.
Kvaerner reports that at its peak, between 1,500 and 2,000 people being “involved in the project,” but says nothing about how many Norwegian jobs this entails. Monday he said to E24 that the new contract is not enough to cancel the job cuts.
– A capacity adjustment which we have indicated will be applicable. There is no reason to put it on hold because of this contract alone, he says to E24.
Proud politicians
Also politicians pleased that Norwegian companies are able to to assert itself in international competition.
– This is very good news and makes me proud on behalf of the Norwegian supply! says Conservatives petroleum political spokeswoman Tina Bru in a statement.
The contract signed formally at 12 this morning at Kvaerner Stord.
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