The North Sea Tyra redevelopment project has been delayed. First gas at the Tyra redevelopment project (Tyra II) is now expected in winter 2023-2024, partner Norwegian Energy Co. ASA (Noreco) said in a release Aug. 3. First gas was previously expected in second-quarter 2023.
The revision has been driven by global supply chain challenges that have impacted the extent to which fabrication work on the process module (TEG) has been completed. With load-out of the module beginning the week of Aug. 1, the TEG will leave McDermott's yard in Batam in an incomplete state with about 580,000 man-hr of remaining work required. Seven out of eight modules are already installed offshore.
Additionally, the operator of the project has revised its plan for the ongoing hook-up and commissioning phase (HUC).
The sail away of the module remains on schedule and is expected in early September where the TEG will be transported directly to the Tyra field by heavy lift vessel GPO Emerald followed by a lift and installation by Heerema's Sleipinir.
Tyra is the largest gas condensate field in the Danish Sector of the North Sea. Its facilities process more than 90% of gas produced in Denmark, as well as the entire gas production of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) comprised of operator TotalEnergies SE 43.2%; Noreco 36.8%, and Nordsøfonden 20%.
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
