Engie awards 3 Gjøa FEED deals

Kongsberg Maritime, Saipem and Hereema Marine Contractors, have all picked up contracts from Engie E&P Norge to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies for modifications at the Gjøa platform in the North Sea.

Gjøa. Image from Engie.

The modifications are part of the work being done to enable the Skarfjell-licence (PL418) to connect to the Engie-operated Gjøa platform through a subsea solution. Wintershall Norway is the operator in the Skarfjell license.

Gjøa is a semisubmersible production unit with high processing and export capacity. The platform is operated with power from shore through a 100km long submarine cable from Mongstad. Gjøa was the fifth most productive field on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2016, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract for FEED studies in connection with the modification and upgrading of control and safety systems on Gjøa for the tie-in of Skarfjell. The work has started and will be completed in August 2017.

Saipem and Hereema Marine Contractors has been awarded contracts for the FEED studies related to offshore heavy lifting work. The scope covers two separate and parallel studies that will clarify the different options for safe and efficient lifting and installation of the Skarfjell-module on Gjøa. The work has started and will be completed in August 2017.

"The contracts are central in preparing the Gjøa platform to be able to receive production from the Skarfjell license," says Anne Botne, head of development and non-operated ventures in ENGIE E&P. "The tie-in of Skarfjell production to Gjøa is in line with Engie E&P's strategy to make Gjøa a hub for future fields in the area and to extend the lifetime of the Gjøa platform."

License partners in PL153 Gjøa are: Engie E&P Norge as operator with 30%, with Petoro (30%), Wintershall Norge (20%), Det Norske Shell (12%) and DEA Norge (8%).