Aibel receives Sverdrup Phase 2 bridge option

Equinor has awarded Aibel the engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the final bridge on the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian North Sea.

The contract was included as an option in Aibel’s initial contract for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 (P2) topsides awarded by Equinor in April 2018 and has an estimated value of NOK200 million (US$23 million).

The 100-metre (328-foot), 1,350-metric ton bridge (YB005) will connect the P2 process platform with the riser platform.

Project director Stig Jessen said: “The design work in Asker is already well under way while the construction phase in Aibel’s yard in Thailand will start in the middle of 2020. The finished bridge is scheduled for delivery at our Haugesund yard in the end of 2021 together with the 23,000 tons P2 platform deck.

“The timing of the bridge construction is perfect as it comes on the tail end of the ongoing construction work in Thailand.”

Source: Offshore Magazine