Statoil will upgrade its Njord field FPSO

In a press statement released last week, Statoil has declared the award, on behalf of the Njord license, of a contract to Aibel for upgrading of the Njord Bravo floating storage and offloading vessel in the Norwegian Sea. The contract value is around €120 million.
The storage vessel will be prepared for extended operation of the Njord and Hyme fields, as well as tie-in of two new field developments in the Norwegian Sea, Bauge and Fenja. The job involves extensive upgrading and maintenance of the vessel, in addition to installation of equipment on board for reducing emissions to air.
The Njord field came on stream in 1997, and both the platform and the storage vessel are now being upgraded for additional 20 years of operation.
In 2016, the platform and the storage vessel were towed to shore, to Stord and Haugesund respectively.
The jobs include disassembly and overhaul of equipment, leading to contract awards worth around €8.2 million to suppliers in the Kristiansund region.