On 18 June Heerema’s Thialf, one of the world’s largest heavy-lift vessels, lifted the 9,000-tonne steel jacket into position on the Valemon field in the North Sea. The 160m-high construction is the largest steel jacket installed in a single lift on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and is the first major component installed for the Valemon development project. The operation was carried out as planned and the project is on schedule. The jacket, which was built by the Heerema Fabr....

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