Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen marine operations pipelay and subsea installation project, Norway
Name and Location
Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen (GRD) marine operations pipelay and subsea installation project, Norway.
Client
Statoil.
Project Description
The GRD template will be located 190 km north-west of Berge.
The project scope consists of a subsea tie-back to a new Wye piece on an existing pipeline close to the Gullfaks A platform.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
First gas is planned for the second half of 2016.
Latest Developments
Technip has been awarded an important subsea contract by Statoil at the Gullfaks field. The contract covers:
• the abrication and installation of two sections of pipe-in-pipe, with a length of about 9.5 km, with a 13% chrome stainless steel production flowline,
• the installation and tie-ins of three spools and an 8.5 km umbilical, and
• the installation of a 280 t template and a 110 t manifold.
Technip’s operating centre in Oslo, Norway, will execute the project.
Vessels from the group fleet will install the template in 2015.
The flowline will be welded at Technip’s spoolbase in Orkanger, Norway, while the Apache II perform the installation in the first half of 2016.
The installation of the associated manifold, spools, umbilical and other subsea equipment will be performed by other vessels from Technip’s fleet. First gas is expected in the second half of 2016.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Technip (subsea contract).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Statoil (Norway), tel +47 51 99 00 00 or fax +47 51 99 00 50.
Technip public relations, Christophe Bélorgeot, tel + 33 1 47 78 39 92 or email press@technip.com.
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