Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner in Bergen, Norway, will start engineering and detailed planning of the work immediately. The equipment is to be mechanical complete and ready for use by 1 August 2006. The contract was secured in strong competition with other Norwegian companies.
Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner will be responsible for engineering, procurement, hook-up and installation offshore. The largest unit of the contract is the purification plant delivered by Epcon. Aker Kvaerner Elektro will be responsible for electrical and instrumental installations.
Offshore installation will start 25 February 2006.
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Alf Terje Myklebust, Communications Manager, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 917 53 442
Alf Terje Myklebust, Communications Manager, Aker Kvaerner. Tel: +47 917 53 442
AKER KVÆRNER ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner comprises several industries, including Oil & Gas, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Power Generation and Pulp & Paper. The Aker Kvaerner group is organised into two principal business streams, namely Oil & Gas and E&C, each consisting of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities. The parent company in the group is Aker Kværner ASA. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK 35.6 billion and employs approximately 22,000 people in more than 30 countries.
Aker Kværner Offshore Partner AS is a turnkey contractor for the on- and offshore oil and gas industry. The Company is engaged in front end studies, field development with new platforms and modifications to existing platforms. The Maintenance, modifications and operations contracts, field decommissioning and removal. Furteher information is available at internet: www.akerkvaerner.com. Offshore Partner has 2200 employees; 1400 engineers and administrative personnel and 800 labour. Total revenue year 2004 was 3,7 billion NOK. The head office is located in Stavanger with regional offices in Bergen and Trondheim. Offshore Partners hold a subsidiary company, Aker Møre Montasje.
Aker Kværner Elektro AS is a complete EPC supplier of electrical, instrument and telecommunications (EIT) to customers in the oil and gas processing industry onshore and offshore. The company possesses wide experience and expertise in its field and have a staff of 1500 dedicated professionals committed to delivering optimum solutions. Aker Kvaerner Elektro is geographically co-located with our customers, and our goal is to create trust and long-term relations through being reliable, competitive, deliver quality and meet our customers' expectations.
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