Maersk Oil UK has awarded Denmark's Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design for the Culzean wellhead jacket.
The project will be Ramboll’s first major involvement in the Culzean field, and it also marks the largest substructure design by Ramboll for the North Sea.
If successfully developed, the Culzean discovery has the potential to meet around 5% of the UK’s gas demand in 2020/21. Read more: New platforms for HPHT Culzean
Ramboll's scope of work comprises the detailed design of the well head platform jacket, associated piles and appurtenances, including sea-fastening.
“This is the first of many opportunities at the Culzean field for us as jacket designers, but also for Ramboll Oil & Gas in general. We hope that Maersk Oil UK will continue the collaboration, and that Ramboll will be given the opportunity to support any future development requirements,” says Department Director of the Ramboll Oil & Gas Marine Structures Department, Bjørn V. Jønsson.
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In addition, Ramboll has agreed a joint venture with Semco Maritime, which has been awarded an EPC framework agreement for the provision of onshore and offshore services at Hess Denmark’s platforms in the Danish North Sea.
The framework agreement will see the two firms provide end-to-end services covering engineering, procurement, quality assurance and offshore manpower as well as handle the full responsibility for construction projects at the Hess platforms located in the South Arne field.
The two Danish-based engineering companies have worked for Hess Denmark on the South Arne complex for several years. And after three years of heavy field development activities, Hess has started oil production from two new platforms and 11 new wells. The joint venture partnership between Ramboll and Semco Maritime will include coordination and problem-solving in close cooperation.