Kvaerner contracts for the Johan Castberg FPSO
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Kvaerner has signed a contract with Statoil for delivery of the topside modules for the Johan Castberg floating production vessel (FPSO), as well as for hook-up and integration of the topside modules with the hull. Kvaerner's scope for the FPSO will at peak involve around 2 000 Kvaerner employees and subcontractor personnel. The contract value is approximately NOK 3.8 billion.
The Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea will be developed with a ship-shaped floating production platform (FPSO). Kvaerner's scope includes fabrication of the topside modules, where the majority of the modules will be delivered from Norwegian yards. Kvaerner's state-of-the art facility at Stord will fabricate the modules for gas injection, for the re-compressor and for separation, while the company's specialised facility in Verdal will fabricate the module for seawater handling and the main pipe rack.
As subcontracts to Kvaerner, Aker Solutions' yard in Egersund will deliver the modules for water and chemical injection, while the company's facility in Sandnessjøen will deliver smaller modules and the flare boom.
The hull including living quarter fabricated for Statoil by Sembcorp in Singapore, will be delivered to Kvaerner's facility at Stord in the autumn of 2020. The installation of all modules and integration will start immediately after arrival of the hull. The FPSO will be fully completed including commissioning and testing at Stord before the planned sail-away to the field in the first quarter of 2022.