Offshore staff
FORNEBU, Norway – Equinor has awarded Aker Solutions an EPC contract to provide a fifth subsea compression module at the Åsgard gas field in the Norwegian Sea.
This will be a copy of the fourth module awarded previously to the company, and will be built partly re-using existing equipment.
Aker Solutions will perform most of the engineering at its offices in Fornebu in the Oslo area, with fabrication taking place at the company’s yard in Egersund.
The module should be ready for delivery in August 2024 and will be installed at the offshore location without interruptions to production.
In 2015, the company supplied and installed the original two-train Åsgard subsea gas compression system, which has since operated with an uptime of close to 100%.
With Equinor, the company has since been preparing for extended operations at the field. Under a co-operation with MAN Energy Solutions the existing compression modules are undergoing refurbishment and upgrading so that the system can handle a higher compression.
The aims are to enhance production and extend the field’s life as the reservoir pressure declines. The system is also designed for continuous liquid injection in the compression module (a wet gas compression solution).
Åsgard is 200 km (124 mi) offshore in water depths of around 240-310 m (787-1,017 ft). Gas heads to mainland Europe via a pipeline to Kårstø, with around 11 bcm/yr supplied to European customers.
12/09/2021
