On April 3, 2008, Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) signed a contract with Woodside Energy Ltd as operator on behalf of the NWSV (Australia’s North West Shelf Venture) for the transport and installation of the North Rankin B Platform substructure and topside off the northwest coast of Western Australia.

 

HMC's Executive Vice President Commercial Steve Preston says this contract offers a unique opportunity to not only re-enter the Asia-Pacific market but also to demonstrate our client’s confidence in HMC to deliver such a large project in a remote region.

 

The substructure will be installed in 125 meters water depth and is planned to take place in 2011. The topside of 23,600 metric tons will be installed with the float-over method in 2012. The transport and float-over are planned to be performed with HMC’s barge H851, currently the world’s largest launch barge. The topsides will be fabricated in South Korea.
 
The installation of the North West Shelf Venture facilities will mean a return of Heerema Marine Contractors to Australian waters after 14 years.

 

About Heerema Marine Contractors
Heerema Marine Contractors is a world-leading marine contractor for the oil and gas industry. HMC transports, installs and removes all types of offshore facilities and operates three of the four largest crane vessels in the world. HMC is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Heerema Group.

 

For more information on this project, please contact Dido van Holthe, Manager Communications, phone +31-71-579 9751 or mobile +31 6 51 378 171.