The living quarters for the Ivar Aasen development in the Norwegian North Sea has been completed and it due to sail away today (29 June).
The 2300-tonne, 40m-high module was built at Apply Leirvik at Stord, Norway.
The Ivar Aasen field is west of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea and contains about 204 MMboe, including the Hanz discovery.
The economic life of the Ivar Aasen field, which is due on stream in early December, can be as long as 20 years, depending on oil prices and production trends.
The Ivar Aasen topside meanwhile is currently on its way from Singapore to the North Sea.
The living quarters has seven floors and a total area of around 3300sq m. It has 70 single cabins, recreation areas, offices, hospital, control rooms and helicopter deck – all it takes to operate a small community offshore at Utsirahøyden. In addition comes two lifeboats and a man-overboard boat. Despite its volume and space, it weighs “only” around 2300 tons, which is due to the 10 lower meters that are made of steel, while the remaining upper 30m are built in aluminum.
“We are very pleased with the project and the work Apply Lervik has performed. The project is completed within time and budget, but above all, we are very happy with the excellent HSE standards shown. Several hundred men have worked without any lost-time injuries during the project since contract award took place in September 2013,” says Karl Johnny Hersvik, Det norske's CEO.
Hersvik will join staff at Apply Lervik at Stord today to mark the completion and sail away.
"With the living quarter completed and the topside on its way from Singapore to the North Sea we are within schedule to achieve the goal of production start-up on Ivar Aasen around 1 December 2016," says Hersvik.
The operator is Det norske, holding a 34.8% ownership interest.
Image from Det norske.
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