The platforms included in the agreement are Troll B and Troll C, Oseberg Øst, Oseberg C, Brage and Grane. The work is estimated to approximately 500,000 hours per year.
The contract will be managed from Aker Offshore Partner's division at Sandsli close to Bergen in Norway under the new offshore agreement with Norsk Hydro, but also other Aker Kvaerner companies will be involved. The agreement will take effect as of 1 July 2003.
In addition to the frame agreement covering the six above mentioned platforms, Norsk Hydro will also award Aker Kvaerner a tender agreement which gives the Group the possibility to tender for major modification contracts on all of Norsk Hydro's installations on the Norwegian shelf.
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