Offshore consultancy and shipbuilder join forces

CSDC specialises in shipbuilding and offshore engineering services. It is a subsidiary company of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC). The group has considerable experience in designing and building production platforms, rigs, modules and FPSOs for both domestic and overseas clients.
Aqualis Offshore is a specialised offshore marine and engineering consultancy firm, focusing on the shallow- and deep-water offshore segments of the oil and gas industry. Headquartered in London, it is part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA.
Under the agreement, Aqualis Offshore and CSDC will cooperate in the fields of engineering, project management, research, innovation and marketing. A key objective is to develop a joint engineering service to offshore newbuild projects in China and elsewhere.
Aqualis Offshore and CSDC say they aim to provide a joint engineering service to all offshore projects, including jack-ups, TLPs, spars, semi-submersibles and FPSOs. They will also provide FEED services, including conceptual design, basic design and national research projects, plus detailed design engineering service for transportation and offshore installation of fixed platforms, floating structures and subsea facilities.