Global engineering group Cavotec has won its largest single order in the oil and gas segment in its history. The group is to supply, install, test and commission stainless steel drag chains as part of an extensive upgrade of a Statoil oil platform in the North Sea.
“This installation is a major achievement for the Group. Cavotec’s technical skill and extensive experience of offshore applications are uniquely suited for complex projects such as this”, says Sofus Gedde-Dahl, Cavotec Group sub-unit manager, Oil & Gas.
Cavotec’s customer for the project — the Gullfaks B Drilling Upgrade — is Aibel, a leading engineering, construction, upgrading and maintenance service provider in the oil, gas and renewable energy sector is Cavotec’s customer for the Gullfaks B Drilling Upgrade project.
Norwegian energy giant Statoil is the end customer. Under the terms of the contract, Cavotec will manufacture and install three sets of stainless steel drag chains to replace existing drilling units on the Gullfaks B oil platform that is located in the Tampen area of the North Sea. Two of the drag chains will be assembled and mounted, and the third will be lifted into position. The Group will also deliver hoses for associated new drilling equipment. The work is part of a larger modernisation programme that will extend the operational life of the platform to 2032.
This is the third Statoil upgrade project recently awarded to Cavotec. Cavotec has already completed work to equip production vessel Norne, and oil platforms Statfjord B and C.
