Palfinger Dreggen has been selected for complete rebuilding and upgrading of six BOP cranes for Statoil’s Gullfaks field in block 34/10 in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea.
Each of the BOP cranes to be delivered will have the capacity to lift 2 x 20t and are equipped with an auxiliary hoist with SWL 5t for smaller lifts.
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The company will deliver complete new trolleys with hoisting machineries, new modern control systems for the cranes, in addition to radio remote systems.
Palfinger Dreggen managing director Halldor Rongve said: "We are proud to once again be chosen as supplier to Statoil.
"The contract is important for Palfinger Dreggen in order to secure full activity for the company in a period where the activity within the offshore segment is low."
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The company plans to perform engineering, project management and procurement in Bergen. Production is set to take place at its own factory in Poland.
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By GlobalDataInstallation and commissioning of the cranes on Gullfaks field will begin by 2016-end and continue until mid-2017.
The main Gullfaks field has been developed with three large concrete production platforms.
The Gullfaks A platform began production on 22 December 1986, Gullfaks B on 29 February 1988 and the C platform commenced production on 4 November 1989.
In 1978, Block 34/10 was awarded to Statoil (operator), Norsk Hydro and the former Saga Petroleum in Norway.
Image: Statoil rig, Gullfaks field. Photo: courtesy of Oyvind Hagen/Statoil AS.
