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Vietsovpetro successfully installs topside of BK-24 platform offshore

The BK-24 topside weighs about 800 tonnes and was installed using the Hoang Sa crane vessel, with more than 130 engineers and workers operating in three continuous shifts at sea.

Oil rigs operated by Vietsovpetro at the Bach Ho oil field. (Photo: VNA)
Oil rigs operated by Vietsovpetro at the Bach Ho oil field. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Offshore Construction Division of the Vietnam – Russia joint venture Vietsovpetro successfully lifted and installed the topside of the BK-24 offshore production platform at the Bach Ho oil field – Block 09.1 on September 14.

Earlier, on September 7, 2025, the enterprise had completed acceptance testing and launched the BK-24 topside, meeting all design and quality standards and qualifying for subsequent installation phases.

The BK-24 topside weighs about 800 tonnes and was installed using the Hoang Sa crane vessel, with more than 130 engineers and workers operating in three continuous shifts at sea.

The BK-24 wellhead platform is an unmanned lightweight platform, designed, fabricated, and installed by Vietsovpetro, located at the Bach Ho field on Vietnam’s continental shelf.

BK-24 is built adjacent to the existing BK-20 platform, featuring six production wells, auxiliary systems, a connecting bridge, and a pipeline network linking BK-24 to BK-20. Modification of equipment on BK-20 was also carried out to ensure the smooth reception and processing of oil and gas from the new platform./.

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