The engineering and construction player is now looking to leverage its fruitful working relationship developed with operator Lundin Petroleum on the Edvard Grieg project to gain a share of the spoils on Sverdrup, in which Lundin is a partner.

Kvaerner has forged an alliance with US player KBR to target upcoming topsides awards on Johan Sverdrup - with working operator Statoil aiming to dish out engineering, procurement and construction contracts before Christmas - having already picked up work on a pair of platform jackets for the project worth Nkr3 billion ($492 million).

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