As operators seek new but commercially affordable production solutions, hull and topsides companies are stepping up with new designs.

KBR is touting its GVA 10000 FPU as a small semi-submersible that will be economic at $40 per barrel oil prices.

“It uses proven technology on both the hull and topsides and is very easy to construct and is therefore very, very cost effective,” says Graham Hill, executive vice president for global business development and strategy at KBR.

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