Nigeria's Aveon Offshore has been awarded a contract by National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Nigeria for the fabrication of Egina offloading buoy as part of the package for the Egina oil loading terminal contract for Total Upstream Nigeria.
The contrac,t which was awarded in March 2014 for the fabrication of a 900-ton offloading buoy, includes the fabrication of the 700-ton buoy hull, installation and integration of a 200 ton turret and the launching and pre-commissioning of the completed buoy.
Capital expenditure for the construction of a slipway for the launching of the buoy is also included in the contract.
The project will be executed at the Aveon Offshore's 240,000m sq fabrication yard in Rumuolumeni near Port Harcourt. The sailaway of the buoy is scheduled for 2Q 2017.