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Further multi-million pound contract for OGN Group - in Norway

Offshore engineering specialists OGN Group have secured a fabrication contract to provide components for a Shell-operated gas plant in Norway.

The Wallsend-based firm, which secured a multi-million pound North Sea contract in April, has been appointed by Norwegian engineers Kvaerner to provide parts of the Nyhamma onshore plant.

As part of the multi-million pound agreement, OGN will fabricate a series of 18 Pre-Assembled Units (PAU’s) and Pre-Assembled Racks (PAR’s) for the onshore plant, which provides gas supplies to the UK.

The plant is connected to the Ormen Lange gas field 120km off the west coast of Norway.

Ormen Lange was developed as a subsea tie back to the Nyhamma Gas Plant where the gas is dehydrated, hydrocarbon dew-pointed and compressed through the Langeled Nord Pipeline to gas markets in the UK.

In total, circa 4,000 tonnes of fabricated units will be delivered by OGN with individual units weighing up to 670 tonnes.

The 13-month project, which begins in August 2014, incorporates the project management and fabrication of the units including installation of equipment, electrical and piping systems. OGN will also undertake Mechanical Completion and Pre-Commissioning works.

The project will help to maintain 600 jobs at OGN’s Hadrian Yard, which is on the bank of the River Tyne in North East England, by helping to provide a pipeline worth of work alongside existing contracts being delivered by the company.

David Edwards, chief executive Officer at OGN Group, said: “Winning this significant project highlights the momentum that we are building at OGN through the delivery of high-profile oil & gas fabrication projects.

“Following on from securing the EnQuest Producer FPSO project and the fabrication of an 800 tonne process module for the North Sea, we are proud to bring another important contract to the North East awarded by another highly respected international contractor.

“This project is part of our strategy of securing a sustainable project pipeline for the business that will support our skilled workforce and our established supply chain.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .