WWW.AP-GROUP.CO.UK CSO ORELIA UPGRADE AND EXTENSION PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: REMOVAL AND RENEWAL OF ACCOMMODATION MODULE, NEW FORWARD AND AFT END STRUCTURES. THE PROJECT: A&P Group’s shipyard on the Tyne was awarded the contract to upgrade and provide life extension to Technip’s offshore construction vessel CSO Orelia. The project, with a value of over £20 million took one year to complete, however by utilising prefabrication and pre- outfitting techniques the vessel was at the yard for less than 23 weeks. THE RESULT: A&P are delighted to firstly have been awarded this project and to have completed on time and to budget. The project was very well received by Technip who have since returned to the Tyneside facility with other vessels from the fleet. Fred Newman, Executive Directo

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