Statoil, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup license, has awarded Samsung the fabrication contract for decks for both the process and riser platforms, Statoil said in a news release. The total contract value is NOK 7 billion (US$893 million).

Aker Solutions was previously awarded engineering work and purchase of equipment packages for the two decks.

The function of the process platform, which weighs about 26,000 tonnes, is to ensure stabilization of the oil and processing into rich gas. The riser platform, which weighs about 22,000 tonnes, will serve oil and gas exports, water and gas injection, as well as any future connections, Statoil said. The power cable from onshore also ends at this platform, where the current is transformed from direct current into alternating current for further distribution to the field center.

The platform deck will be manufactured at the Samsung’s shipyard in South Korea.

With this latest award, all contracts for the four platform decks have been awarded. The decks for the drilling platform and accommodation platform have already been awarded to Aibel (EPC) and Kværner Stord (EPC). In addition, 65% of the equipment packages have so far been awarded to suppliers with Norwegian billing addresses, the release said.

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