The West White Rose project will feature a fixed wellhead platform consisting of aconcrete gravity structure (CGS) supporting an integrated drilling and production topsides. This fixed drilling platform will be tied back to the FPSO SeaRose. First oil is expected in 2022.
The scope of work for Van Oord is divided in four phases: seabed preparation, ballasting activities, flowline protection, and scour protection. The company will deploy its flexible fallpipe vesselsNordnes and Stornes to carry out the work.
Before positioning the CGS, a seabed preparation layer will be installed. As part of the preparations for tow-out of the CGS, the flexible fallpipe vessels will offload ballasting material directly into the CGS compartments. After installation of the CGS, Van Oord will install scour and flowline protection around the CGS and the flowlines.
