Equinor ASA and its Johan Sverdrup partners took delivery of a 5,000-ton additional module for the Johan Sverdrup riser platform from Aker Solutions ASA. The module is a part of the field’s second development phase and is the latest in a series of large deliveries from Aker Solutions to the Johan Sverdrup field development (OGJ Online, June 8, 2021).
The module consists of 11 sections and is on a barge at Stord. It will be towed to the field and lifted on board the riser platform by the heavy-lift vessel Sleipnir. The operation is expected to take 2 days.
Engineering and procurement were carried out by Aker Solutions’ locations in Stavanger, Bergen, Fornebu, Mumbai, and London. Fabrication was carried out by Aker Solutions’ partners in Poland and at yards in Stord and Egersund. Assembly, completion, and commissioning were carried out at the Stord yard.
Johan Sverdrup is the third largest oil field on the Norwegian continental shelf, with expected recoverable reserves of 2.7 billion boe. Once Phase 2 is on stream—expected by fourth-quarter 2022—full field gross production capacity of 755,000 b/d of oil is expected, up from 720,000 b/d (OGJ Online, June 16, 2021).
Equinor is operator with 42.6% interest. Partners are Lundin Energy Norway AS (20%), Petoro AS (17.36%), Aker BP ASA (11.57%), and Total E&P Norge AS (8.44%).