Oil&Gas: Statoil awards Åsgard contract

Statoil has awarded the contract for the design and construction of the Åsgard subsea gas compression to Aker Solutions. The contract is worth an estimated NOK 3.4 billion.

Åsgard may be the first installation worldwide to employ seabed processing involving gas compression and this represents an important technological leap in the development of fields in deep and demanding waters.

The contract for the design and construction of the subsea gas compression is the biggest contract award on the imminent Åsgard development project.

“The development of gas compression on subsea installations creates some exciting opportunities for the industry and our choice of concept has been met with great interest by Norwegian and international suppliers. We are looking forward to working together with Aker Solutions in the Åsgard development. The company submitted the best bid, amid international competition,” says Vidar Birkeland, acting head of procurement in Statoil.

"This is one of the most important measure we have implemented in order to increase recovery from existing NCS fields. Subsea gas compression represents a considerable technological leap for the industry. With this technology in place we can considerably boost recovery rates and lifetimes for several gas fields," Birkeland says.

The contract’s duration will be until the end of 2014. The contracts for modification, pipelines, marine operations and other major procurement items in connection with the Åsgard development will be awarded in the course of the coming year.

Thursday, 02 December 2010 07:47