GVA Consultants was a Swedish marine and offshore engineering company specialising in the design of
offshore structures, and
semi-submersible
Semi-submersible may refer to a self-propelled vessel, such as:
*Heavy-lift ship, which partially submerge to allow their cargo (another ship) to float into place for transport
*Narco-submarine, some of which remained partially on the surface
*S ...
platforms.
History
The experience of GVA as a marine engineering company stretches back more than 25 years. There is an even longer history of building ships of various types, semi-submersibles, jack-ups and offshore modules at the shipyard
Götaverken Arendal AB where GVA is based.
[Official Website-About us-History]
" GVA Consultants. Retrieved 7 October 2012
From the late 1970s the yard focused mainly on the offshore industry. Thus, the company designed, constructed and delivered 14 semisubmersibles from its facilities in Gothenburg. Seven units of the GVA series have also been built by yards all over the world, in different sizes and for various requirements. The units built at the yard in Gothenburg were adapted for duties such as production, drilling, diving support and accommodation/service. The deliveries included six Pacesetter type units and eight GVA designs.
The shipyard closed down in 1989 and GVA Consultants AB was established from the shipyards technical departments. GVA started out as a small company focusing on engineering services and conceptual studies. The company grew considerably during the years when larger contracts such as
Visund,
Troll C,
Ã…sgard B and
Kristin Gas Field were awarded to them. The company has continued to grow and has taken on even larger projects such as the
Thunder Horse and
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oil fields.
In 2001,
Halliburton KBR (KBR), formerly Kellogg Brown & Root acquired GVA Consultants AB from
British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) for an undisclosed amount."
[Halliburton Buys GVA]
. ICIS.com, 19 November 2001, ''Management in Brief''. Retrieved 7 October 2012 Halliburton KBR was the engineering and construction segment of
Halliburton
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GVA Consultant's range of products and services includes:
*Conceptual designs
*Basic designs for the GVA Series of semi-submersibles
*Basic designs for other vessels
*Basic design for conversions or upgrades
*Consultation and project management support
*Research & development
GVA was a subsidiary to KBR but operated as a fully independent company providing specialized design services. The owner KBR shut down GVA Consultants in 2016.
Vessels
References
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External links
GVA official website
KBR official website
Companies based in Gothenburg
Engineering companies of Sweden
Offshore engineering