| New Living Quarters Contract To Leirvik Module Technology
Leirvik Module Technology can announce today a new EPC contract from Statoil for the delivery of an accomodation module to the Gjøa platform.
The work includes the building of a new living quarter with 3600 m2 and a capacity of 100
single cabins, recreation areas, administration center, control room and other necessary facilities to operate an offshore hotel.
The living quarters will be built in aluminium. Low weight, no cost for maintenance and
environmental considerations have been the main aspects in the customers choice of material.
The planning and engineering work will start immediately and the prefabrication of aluminium will start during the summer of 2007. The module shall be delivered complete tested in February 2009 at the Aker Kværner Stord quay, where it will be finally installed on the deck of the Gjøa platform.
This is the largest contract in LEIRVIK MT’s history, which celebrated its 60 years anniversary last year. This is the 7th. living quarter module Statoil has ordered with Leirvik MT, the first was Gullfaks A which was delivered in 1985. Statoil has per today 12 living quarters in operation which have been delivered by LMT. (Statfjord A/B/C were ordered by Mobil, Snorre A/B by Saga and Visund by Norsk Hydro).
The contract value is more than 450 Million NOK.
Presscontact:
Leirvik Module Technology:
Harald Karlsson
Mob.: 951 21 5 60
e-mail: haraldk@leirvikmt.biz
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