The contract is the first between UWG Group and the Norwegian operator and involves working in harsh environmental conditions.

The platform, which is currently under construction, is due to be installed in the middle of the year and is considered to be the biggest undeveloped oil field on the Norwegian shelf.

The platform will weigh almost 40,500 tonnes, have 40 well slots and produce 214,000 barrels a day. 12 wells are already pre-drilled and will be suspended, awaiting the installation of the platform.

UWG Group has been tasked to carry out design verification work on the conductors as part of the contract. The company is also acting as a specialist engineering consultant for the tieback of the wells.

"The important thing here is that everything has got to be planned to fit exactly," UWG Group director Mark Hewett said.

"The wells, the well heads and the platform will all be at specific depths and we have to make sure that all those aspects are calculated correctly prior to platform installation.

"We are also extremely familiar with the equipment which has been purchased by Norsk Hydro for this project."