By Dominic Chopping 
 

Norway's Statoil ASA (STO) said Tuesday that on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, it has awarded an NOK8 billion contract to Aibel for construction of the drilling platform deck on the field.

The contract includes engineering work, procurement and construction (EPC) of the drilling platform deck, which will be built at Aibel's yard in Thailand and Haugesund, and at Nymo's yard in Grimstad.

Assembly and mechanical completion of the deck will be carried out at Aibel's yard in Haugesund with delivery in 2018. Installation on the field is planned for the same year.

The Johan Sverdrup partnership consists of Statoil, Lundin Norway, Petoro, Det norske oljeselskap and Maersk Oil. The partnership has recommended Statoil as operator for all the field's phases.

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