Subsea7 S.A. (SUBC, SUBCY) announced the award of two contracts
by Equinor for the Irpa and Verdande field
developments, located in the Norwegian Sea. The combined project awards are
defined as sizeable(1). The two projects will be executed in a consortium
between Subsea7 and DeepOcean.
The Irpa field development project, located in the Aasta Hansteen area at 1,350
metres water depth, involves a subsea tieback of approximately 80 kilometres to
the Aasta Hansteen FPSO. The contract scope includes engineering, transportation
and installation of a MEG pipeline, a production riser, umbilical, subsea
structures and tie-ins.
The Verdande field development project, located in the Nordland Ridge area,
involves a subsea tieback to the existing Skuld field and Norne FPSO facilities.
The contract scope includes engineering, transportation and installation of a
7.5-kilometre pipe-in-pipe production pipeline, umbilical, flexibles, subsea
structures and tie-ins.
Project management and engineering will commence immediately at Subsea7's
offices in Stavanger, Norway. Fabrication of the pipelines will take place at
Subsea7's spoolbase at Vigra, Norway and offshore operations are planned to take
place in 2024, 2025 and 2026 utilising both Subsea7's and DeepOcean's fleet of
vessels.
Monica Th. Bjørkmann, Senior Vice President for Subsea7 Norway said: "We are
delighted to have been awarded these two contracts by Equinor. The awards
continue our long-standing collaborative relationship with Equinor with a focus
on safe, efficient and reliable operations."
1 Subsea7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD
150 million (Subsea7's share).