Construction of the Cygnus Alpha Platform, the first of four platforms for the Cygnus field, is nearing completion at Heerema’s fabrication yard in Hartlepool.
The Cygnus project will develop the largest gas discovery in the Southern North Sea in the last 25 years.
Cygnus Alpha Wellhead
The 1640 tonne Cygnus Alpha Wellhead topsides have left the fabrication hall of Heerema Hartlepool’s Victoria Dock facility on 20 December. Further work, including installation of the platform crane, mechanical completion and commissioning activities, will be completed on the dock side. The Alpha Wellhead topsides, at 23 x 23 x 10 m in size is scheduled for completion in spring 2014.
Scope of the Contract
In August 2012, GDF Suez E&P UK and its partners, Centrica Energy and Bayerngas, appointed Heerema Fabrication Group’s Hartlepool yard to build three topsides, a compression module, two bridges and a flare tower for the four offshore platforms for the Cygnus project.
The 4400 tonne process and utilities topsides for the Alpha platform are also currently under construction, as well as the 3500 tonne wellhead topsides for the Bravo platform, both with a scheduled delivery in the first half of 2015.
Cygnus Project
The Cygnus project will secure around 450 jobs in the local area and involve more than one million man hours of fabrication at Heerema’s Hartlepool site for the project during 2014.
Approximately £1.4 billion (GBP) is being invested in the Cygnus project, with the intent to maximise UK-based company content, creating 4000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase.
Picture: Site move of the Cygnus Alpha Wellhead topsides (by Heerema Fabrication Group)
