North Sea Kraken FPSO out of service after pump issues

June 6, 2023
Production from the EnQuest-operated Kraken oil field in the UK northern North Sea remains shut in following the recent failure of hydraulic submersible pump transformers on the FPSO.

Offshore staff

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  Production from the EnQuest-operated Kraken oil field in the UK northern North Sea remains shut in following the recent failure of hydraulic submersible pump transformers on the FPSO. 

The vessel, owned by Bumi Armada subsidiary, Armada Kraken Pte Ltd. (AKPL), operates under a bareboat charter contract.

AKPL and EnQuest attempted a restart of the facility following a remediation program but thus was unsuccessful, and the FPSO remains shut in.

The two parties are assessing alternative solutions with the aim of restoring production, on a phased basis, in the next few weeks.

Maintenance activities, originally scheduled for execution during single train operations this summer, have been brought forward to negate the need for any further planned outages in 2023.

06.06.2023