The contract is valued at between GBP20 million and GBP30 million annually. The award to one of the Aberdeen businesses of the global engineering and construction group comes in the wake of Fairfield’s purchase of the Dunlin field cluster from Anglo-Dutch energy major Shell, in December 2007.
Aker Solutions is expected to undertake a number of initial studies on the installation, followed by a program of modifications, including onshore engineering work, procurement and offshore construction.
In delivering the contract Aker Solutions will be working very closely with UK-based engineering services provider Amec, who is the Dunlin platform duty holder.
Rod Buchan, managing director for Aker Solutions maintenance, modification and operation business in Aberdeen, said: Fairfield Energy is a new client for us and is taking over its first North Sea asset. Our success in winning this work is very much aligned with our key strategic goals, one of which is to develop relationships with independent operators and new entrants to the UK Continental Shelf.
