Cygnus gets official sanction

Good to go: partners sanction Cygnus project

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Luke Johnson

, Bill Lehane

 07 August 2012 08:01 GMT

The partners developing the £1.4 billion ($2.2 billion) Cygnus gas project in the UK North Sea gave the official thumbs up on Tuesday as contracts for the development start rolling out.

Operator GDF Suez, alongside partners Centrica and Bayerngas, said £375 million in initial contracts had also been signed for the development of the sixth largest gas field in the UK Southern North Sea.

Among the contract winners were Heerema Fabrication Group and Bifab, confirming and earlier report.

Upstream reported in June that Heerema would fabricate the topsides of three platforms, including a 3500-tonne process and utilities deck, while Bifab would build the jackets plus a 2500-tonne living quarters module.

No specific contract price for the fabrication has been disclosed.

UK firm Amec Group…

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