The duo's workscope includes design, engineering and procurement of the materials and equipment for the CPP-3 platform, the topsides of which will be fabricated by Fels in Vung Tau, Vietnam, where the operator's engineering division is constructing the platform jacket.

Fels received an informal nod late last year from the Vietnamese-Russian joint venture but the official award remained elusive because of a dispute over commercial issues brought about by a rival bidder from South Korea, the Kolon group.

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