Maersk Contractors Information

Maersk Contractors owns and operates the units. In this way customers obtain a number of benefits, including reduced initial investment costs and outsourcing of major risk elements such as cost and schedule overruns during construction, commissioning and operation. Other important benefits encompass a strong focus on lifecycle costs and seamless integration between construction and operation phases. We have the management experience and technical skills to develop, build, install and operate mobile production systems that are tailor-made to match the needs of the field concerned. These systems are characterised by their high quality and reliability and can be offered on a fixed dayrate basis. Our core competencies are demonstrated through the following projects:Harsh environment FPSOsWe operate two purpose-built, harsh environment floating production, storage and offloading vessels, MAERSK CURLEW and NORTH SEA PRODUCER, in the British sector of the North Sea. Following construction, a third FPSO is scheduled to produce first oil on Woodside's Vincent field in Australia sometime 2008. In addition, Maersk Contractors holds a management contract with Marathon Petroleum, Norway to assist with the conversion of the tanker ODIN into an FPSO. Maersk Contractors will also operate this unit from the time of "first oil".