Gene Kliewer • Houston
Asia-Pacific
Eni contracts Kitan subsea installation
Eni has contracted Technip to install subsea equipment at Kitan field in the Timor Sea in 350 m (1,148 ft) water depth. The area, jointly administered by Timor-Leste and Australia, is 500 km (310 mi) from the northern Australian coast and 250 km (155 mi) south of the Timor-Leste capital, Dili.
Technip contracted for project management and engineering; the supply and installation of 23 km (14 mi) of flowlines and risers; and installation of Kitan’s umbilical system. Work is to be done in Perth, Western Australia. Pipelines will be manufactured at the group’s plant in Le Trait, northern France, with the construction vesselVenturer starting offshore installation during the first half of 2011.
Europe
Trym gets subsea template
The subsea template and manifold for DONG Energy’s North Sea Trym field development are in place.
Trym is in the Norwegian sector, just north of the Norwegian/Danish offshore median line. Norway’s authorities recently authorized development on the Norwegian side.
The subsea production system will be tied back 6 km (3.7 mi) to the Maersk-operated Harald platform in the Danish sector.
Both the template and manifold were manufactured by Aker Solutions in Egersund, Norway.
FMC Technologies has contracted with Statoil ASA to manufacture and supply subsea production equipment for Marulk field. The award is a call-off from FMC’s existing frame agreement with Statoil.
Marulk is in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 18 mi (30 km) southwest of the Norne field in a water depth of 1,200 ft (365 m).
Initial development will be two wells tied back to the Norne FPSO.
Eni Norge AS is the operator and partners include Statoil Petroleum AS and DONG E&P Norge. Statoil will assist Eni Norge with subsea installations and the tieback to the Norne FPSO.
Grenland Group, as a supplier to FMC Technologies, is to deliver a one-off integrated template structure and a one-off manifold. Total weight for the delivered structures will be approximately 340 metric tons (375 tons).
Most of the work will be at Grenland’s sites in Langesund and Røra.
Contract value for Grenland Group will be around NOK 32 million ($5 million) and deliveries are scheduled to begin next May.
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Noble Energy Inc. for NOK 150 million ($23.5 million) in subsea control equipment.
Scope covers engineering, manufacturing, and delivery of a subsea controls distribution system, umbilical termination assemblies (UTA), and related equipment for the Tamar project in the Mediterranean Sea.
This contract complements the recently award for delivery of 240 km (149 mi) of subsea umbilicals for the same project. Aker Solutions also will supply a complete monoethylene glycol (MEG) reclamation unit to Noble Energy.
Estimated delivery date is 1Q 2011.
Africa
Acergy to work off Africa
Acergy S.A. has won a $120-million contract to remove existing risers and to install 15 km (9 mi) of new pipelines and associated risers, together with associated diving and hook-up activities, offshore Nigeria in shallow water. Construction engineering will begin immediately, with offshore installation due to start in 1Q 2011.
Malaysia to get first Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN 1000 AUV
Offshore Geo-Surveys Sdn Bhd has ordered a HUGIN 1000 AUV from Kongsberg Maritime. The vehicle, due for delivery in 2Q 2010, is rated for 3,000 m (9,842 ft) and runs on rechargeable lithium polymer batteries. Its geophysical and oceanographic sensor suite can operate at the same time to secure high-resolution seabed data. The AUV is scheduled to be stationed in Labuan, Malaysia. The unit is delivered in a transportable container system that includes launch and recovery using a stinger system over the stern.
Ashtead Technology has two new Reson SeaBat 7125 multi-beam echosounders for ROV use. The sonar is designed with variable swath width, roll stabilization, high ping rate, and excellent data quality, says Ashtead. “As deepwater projects are on the increase there is demands for multibeam systems with a depth rating up to 6,000 m (19,685 ft) like the SeaBat 7125,” says Christian Blinkenberg, sales and business development director. “This is our latest step in capital investment to keep up with customer demand.”
