Equinor lets all-electric production system contract for Fram Sør

Equinor has let a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a 12-well, all-electric subsea production systems (SPS) project to SLB in Fram Sør field, offshore Norway. As part of the agreement, future engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) will be directly awarded to SLB OneSubsea conditional on a final investment decision.

Fram Sør contains Blasto, Dermata, Echino Sør, and Fram Vest fields 20 km north of Troll field in 350 m of water.

The Fram Sør solution will use SLB OneSubsea’s standard subsea tree design, upgraded with a fully electrified power, control, and actuation system. This technology effectively creates an IoT for subsea trees, SLB said. Elimination of high-pressure hydraulic systems could enable operators to go further and deeper, the service provider continued. 

This project is the first application to be implemented resulting from a joint industry project, which began in 2018 and involved collaboration across certain industry players to accelerate development of electrification technology through a standardized industry solution, according to SLB.

SLB OneSubsea is a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7 headquartered in Oslo and Houston.