With its attendance at Australasian Oil and Gas this year, the Aberdeen-based company is fast making inroads to the Asian oil and gas market and is already in discussions with several operators and contractors working in the region.

During the four-week contract with Shell, Duffy & McGovern will supply three eight-man cabins to the FPSO Fluminense which is currently being converted from a 27-year old crude oil tanker in Singapore.

The project is an international effort – the conversion of the vessel is taking place at the Jurong shipyard, Singapore; the FPSO and related subsea equipment is being designed and built MODEC in Houston and the final destination of the FPSO Fluminense will be the Bijupira and Salema fields in the Campos Basin, Brazil. Shell became operator of the Bijupira and Salema project after taking over UK independent, Enterprise Oil, in 2002.

Commercial Director of Duffy & McGovern, Craig Russell, said: “This particular contract demonstrates Duffy & McGovern’s global capabilities. With our office in Houston, contacts in Singapore and sales and service in Brazil, we have proved that we are now a major player in the global marketplace.

“We are delighted that Shell chose Duffy & McGovern to undertake this contract. It builds on the reputation that Duffy & McGovern has been able to develop by providing high specification modules to suit any requirement worldwide and by meeting even the tightest deadlines.”

Designed using the latest in offshore accommodation technology, the state-of-the-art units have been fitted with air conditioning systems to suit the Brazilian climate and hook-up service connections to ensure user friendly hook-up on arrival at the conversion yard in Singapore.

Duffy & McGovern boasts the largest rental fleet of modern A60 accommodation and engineering units in the world. All the units have full A60 rating and are suitable for use in safe and hazardous areas worldwide.