IKM Wins Contract for Tyra Redevelopment

Total E&P Danmark A/S has awarded IKM Testing a contract for the Tyra redevelopment project on the Danish continental shelf. The contract, which includes cleaning and preparation for the removal of existing platforms and associated subsea pipelines, will mainly be carried out in 2019 and parts of 2020.

Over the next few years, existing platforms at the Tyra field will be removed and new platforms will be connected to existing infrastructure.

The removal of existing installations is divided into four phases: phases one and two consist of Tyra West B, C and D with associated walkways and Tyra East B, C, D and E with associated walkways, and phases three and four include removal of Tyra East A and Tyra West A.

New platforms to be placed on existing jackets that are extended by 10 meters. New installations are distributed over two field centers. Each field center will consist of stand-alone process, drilling and living platforms.

Tyra field in the Danish North Sea (Image: IKM)

IKM Testing, which has  had a framework agreement with Total E&P Danmark A / S (formerly Mærsk Olie og Gass) since 2000, said it will manage its part of the project from its head office in Sola, Norway. A large amount of equipment and personnel will be mobilized in Denmark during offshore operations. IKM Testing's contract is divided into three work packages:

• Satellite Pipeline Flushing - All engineering, manpower, equipment and materials for removal of hydrocarbons in 11 off subsea pipelines. The work will be performed from dedicated Support Vessel. Pipeline dimensions are from 2" - 16", with lengths from 11 to 22 km. All satellite pipelines shall be reused for the field redevelopment.
• Interfield Pipeline Flushing - All engineering, manpower, equipment and materials for removal of hydrocarbons in eight off subsea interfield pipelines prior to disconnecting the risers on Tyra East and Tyra West, incomers from Harald and export to Gorm. The work will be performed from Tyra East and West. Pipeline dimensions are from 6" - 24", with lengths from 3 to 85 km. Some Interfield pipelines shall be reused for the field redevelopment.
• Cleaning of Tyra East and Tyra West Topsides, a total of nine installation - All engineering, manpower, equipment and materials required for steam cleaning of topside process equipment on Tyra East and Tyra West.

Gert Kruse, Contract Manager Total DK and Vidar Haugland, VP IKM Testing (Photo: IKM)