US supermajor Chevron is gathering information from major services companies as part of its preparations for building a large semi-submersible gas compression platform for the Jansz-Io field off Western Australia.
The compression platform project is currently in a concept design phase with WorleyParsons focused on topsides design and Aker Solutions involved in semisub hull design.
Sources have indicated previously that WorleyParsons is working on a topsides design that could weigh up to 20,000 tonnes.
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