Aqualis Offshore announced that it was contracted by South Korean OCEANUS Company to provide specialist  floatover services for an LNG regasification platform topside offshore Bahrain.

According to the contract, Aqualis Offshore will deliver the project as a subcontractor to OCEANUS, which is in charge of the transportation and installation contract on behalf of its EPC contractor client, GS E&C, reported Zawya.

OCEANUS will transport the 7,000 tons topside from Laem Chabang, Thailand, to its final destination at the LNG Terminal location in Bahrain.

The scope of work for Aqualis Offshore’s subcontract includes provision of project management services, specialist floatover engineering, and supervision for loadout and floatover installation operations.  The company’s work commences immediately and its involvement will run until Q3 2018. The contract value is undisclosed.

The new facilities will include a fixed platform for unloading LNG carriers, a new build FSU (floating storage unit) and an onshore receiving facility which together comprise the LNG Import Terminal development in the Kingdom of Bahrain.