Maersk Supply Service to extract North Sea Dunlin A conductors
May 20, 2020
Fairfield Betula has contracted Maersk Supply Service to remove the subsea conductors and guide frames from the Dunlin Alpha platform in the UK northern North Sea.
Maersk will use an I-class vessel for removal of the four 30-in. jacket-mounted drilling conductors and two associated conductor guide frames.
I-class vessels, the company said, feature dual cranes and work ROVs deployed via a moonpool, and are designed for maximized uptime and weather operability.
“This is a technically challenging scope with large periods of time spent alongside a platform,” said Olivier Trouvé, head of Integrated Solutions. “The removal of older conductors that cannot be pulled through topsides remains a challenge throughout the North Sea.”
Project management and engineering starts this year, with offshore execution to follow in 2022 or 2023.
