Heerema Hartlepool completes North Sea project

[Whickham]

Heerema Fabrication Group's yard in Hartlepool has completed work on an offshore structure for the BP Andrew platform in the North Sea. The work created 180 jobs.

The 750 tons process module has now set sail to its final destination Heerema finished a project it started in early 2011.

Ken Scott, project manager of Heerema Hartlepool, said: "The fabrication process of the BP Andrew module was a challenging project with many design changes during the process and a special method of installing the module on the existing structure.

"The BP module has been constructed as a so-called ‘bolt on’ process module. This means that the whole process module will be positioned on the side of the existing platform, on two huge hinge pins placed into two engagement hooks welded onto the existing BP Andrew brownfield platform structure."

Alan Lloyd, Yard Manager of Heerema Hartlepool, added: "The BP Andrew project created 180 jobs on our yard and subsequent supply chain.

"Heerema Hartlepool successfully managed to achieve the project delivery safely without any single lost time injuries, despite the increased safety risk caused by changes in design and subsequently the construction sequencing."

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