GDF Suez E&P Awards North Sea Austen Field Contract
GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd awards a £1.4 million joint study to Xodus Group and Atkins for Concept Select work for the Austen (formerly Jacqui) field in the Central North Sea, with a further option to proceed into the Concept Definition phase. The studies will identify development and export options for the field. Aberdeen-based Xodus and Atkins will start work immediately with completion scheduled for Q1 2014. The contract follows the successful drilling of an appraisal well by GDF SUEZ E&P UK in 2012 and was bid against competition from other UK and European contractors. It is the start of several workscopes currently being planned by GDF SUEZ E&P UK to support its Central North Sea development portfolio.
Gjøa Platform on Its Way Home
After a period of development lasting five years, the Gjøa field is approaching start-up. On Sunday 13 June the field tow commenced of one the most modern platforms built in Norway. It was quite a milestone when the Gjøa platform was towed out into the fjord off Aker Solutions Stord shipyard. “It feels incredibly good to finally send the platform out to the field. Many millions of work-hours lie behind this milestone,” acknowledged Statoil’s vice president for the Gjøa field development, Kjetel Digre.
Subsea Job Sets World Record
The world’s deepest hot tap operations on a pressurized pipeline have been performed on the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea during early August. “Being able to connect a spur to a producing pipeline yields significant cost savings,” said Bjørn Kåre Viken, vice president for marine technology and operations in StatoilHydro. Enhanced flexibility in deep water is another advantage of such operations, two of which were conducted on Ormen Lange in a depth of 860 metres. The…
