By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Feb. 13 -- StatoilHydro AS awarded Aker Kvaerner an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for modifying the Troll C semisubmersible accommodation and processing platform. The modifications will allow processing low-pressure oil production from subsea completed wells in Troll West, about 80 km off Bergen, Norway.
The 450 million kroner project has a scheduled completion date of January 2010. Aker Kvaerner plans to immediately commence design and procurement work, with prefabrication of steel and piping starting in October at Aker Kvaerner Egersund.
The contract also includes a 400-tonne compressor module that will be installed on Troll C during August 2009.
The offshore installation work is planned for 2009.
The Troll C platform is one of the assets included in Aker Kvaerner's long-term maintenance and modification contract with StatoilHydro.
Troll C was installed on Troll West in 1999, and also handles production from Fram West and East fields.
Partners in Troll West are Petoro AS 56%, StatoiHydro 30.58%, Norske Shell 8.1%, Total E&P Norge AS 3.69%, and Norske ConocoPhillips AS 1.62%.
