Industry sources said Heerema and Saipem, the last remaining contenders to build a bridge-linked platform for the project in Block 23/21, remain waiting on word from the operator about its future plans.

Assuming BG Group does eventually push ahead with the development, Heerema is widely tipped to land an order to build the new platform after bids from Spain’s Dragados Offshore and from a joint venture of Bifab and ODE had earlier failed to be approved.

However,