Valhall Offshore Platform Contract to Aker Kvaerner
The main reason for developing a new field centre at the Valhall is the subsidence of the existing field centre and the need to operate more efficiently. The new centre will consist of an integrated processing and housing platform, which will become operative in 2010. The jacket will be installed one year ahead of this. With the new platform in place, the Valhall field will probably continue to be on stream until 2050. The Valhall Re-Development jacket will be number 34 in the series of jackets delivered from Aker Kvaerner Verdal. The yard has over the last 20 years more or less continuously had project execution of jackets. Aker Kvaerner Verdal is currently building the Blind Faith hull for Chevron in USA. This project will be delivered in the second quarter 2007, and will be connected to the topside in shallow water outside Corpus Christi, Texas during the summer 2007.