The first steel, which was cut at Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard in Fife, Scotland, will be used to build the jackets for all four platforms for the Cygnus field.
GDF SUEZ E&P UK, after receiving the project sanction in August 2012, placed a contract with BiFab’s Methil yard for the design and fabrication of the jackets.
Under the contract, BiFab will deliver three jackets in April 2014, while the fourth jacket will be delivered in April 2015.
The BiFab contract will involve the design, procurement and construction of the jackets, completed with piles, with a total weight of about 8,000 tonnes.
Glenrothes & Central Fife MP Lindsay Roy said the contract to BiFab will create new jobs in Methil and apprenticeships for the area; secure existing jobs until 2015; and retain important skills.
The latest project will involve BiFab’s manufacturing facilities at Burntisland and Arnish and is anticipated to create 100 new jobs at Methil and 15 apprentice positions at Methil and Burntisland.
