FEED job for Barents Sea FPSO topsides goes to Aibel
Equinor has booked Aibel for its oil project's topsides engineering study as partners eye a concept selection by late 2026.
Equinor, Norway’s state-owned energy giant, has entrusted Aibel, a compatriot energy services company, with a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for the topsides of a production vessel destined for an oil project in the Barents Sea.
The contract award for front-end engineering and design of the Wisting production vessel’s topsides was handed out to Aibel following a competitive tender involving Norwegian suppliers.
This deal covers front-end engineering and further maturation of the design to provide a basis for a decision on project execution, with an option for engineering, procurement, and project management (EPma).
The partnership, encompassing Equinor (42.5%, operator), Aker BP (27.5%), Petoro (20%), and INPEX Idemitsu Norge (10%), plans to do a concept selection and decide whether to progress Wisting towards the end of 2026, with the final investment decision (FID) planned for late 2027.
This story was originally published by Offshore Energy. Read the full story at Offshore Energy →
Conversation