Aker Solutions, Subsea 7 net North Sea KEG subsea contracts
July 9, 2021
Aker BP has contracted Aker Solutions to deliver a subsea production system for the Kobra East & Gekko field development in the central Norwegian North Sea.
(Courtesy Aker BP)
Offshore staff
LUXEMBOURG/FORNEBU, Norway – Aker BP has contracted Aker Solutions to deliver a subsea production system for the Kobra East & Gekko (KEG) field development in the central Norwegian North Sea.
This will include four horizontal subsea trees, three manifolds, control systems, three static subsea umbilicals, and associated tie-in equipment and installation work.
Work will involve Aker Solutions’ facilities in Brazil, Malaysia, Norway and the UK, with final deliveries scheduled for 1Q 2023.
The development, encompassing the Kobra East and Gekko, will involve an 8-km (5-mi) subsea tieback to the Alvheim FPSO, stationed close to the median line with the UK.
Aker BP expects to double oil production through the FPSO, with CO2 emissions per barrel reduced by half.
(Courtesy Subsea 7)
Subsea 7 is responsible for engineering of the subsea tieback, which will connect to the Kneler B subsea manifold. Its EPCI scope covers the pipelines, spools, protection cover and tie-ins using vessels from the company’s fleet.
The production pipeline will be a pipe-in-pipe design.
Subsea 7’s offices in Stavanger will handle project management and engineering, with fabrication of the pipelines performed at the company’s spoolbase at Vigra, Norway. Offshore operations will take place during 2022 and 2023.
