By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Dec. 4 -- Statoil ASA, on behalf of state-owned Gassco AS, has let an engineering, installation, construction, and commissioning contract to Vetco Aibel for a gas compressor and a condensate train at the Kollsnes gas processing plant near Bergen, Norway.
The contract, valued at 790 million kroner, extends through the second half of 2008.
Building a compressor and simultaneously improving condensate capacity will ensure efficient project execution and reduce the scope of work, Statoil said. In addition, installing a new condensate train eliminates the need for an extended shutdown when the heat exchangers on the existing train need replacement in 2008.
Arnulf Østensen, vice-president for technical operation at Gassco, said the project lays the basis for future capacity expansions.
The Gassco-operated Kollsnes plant processes gas from Troll, Kvitebjørn, and Visund fields and transmits it through four pipeline systems to continental Europe. These installations, capable of handling 143 million standard cu m/day of gas, are owned by Gassled and operated by Gassco, with Statoil as the technical service provider.
