published Thu, February 16, 2012
Aker Solutions awarded Troll contract
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil to deliver six subsea trees and a tool package for Troll on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Scope of work includes six subsea trees, with a
possible option for nine further subsea trees, including control
systems.
The Troll field is located in the northern part of
the North Sea, approximately 65 kilometres west of Kollsnes, near
Bergen in Norway. The field contains 40 per cent of the total gas
reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf and is also one of the
largest oil fields on the continental shelf. Under this contract,
Aker Solutions will deliver equipment to the oil section of
Troll.
"Having been involved in Statoil's Troll projects
from the beginning in 1996, we are proud to still play a part in
this industrial milestone. The Troll field represents a cornerstone
of Norway's offshore oil and gas production and we are delighted to
be awarded such a prestigious North Sea contract," says Alan
Brunnen, executive vice president of Aker Solutions' subsea
business area.
The Troll field is the world's biggest subsea
development with regards to the number of subsea wells. Last year,
Aker Solutions reached a major milestone in delivering the 100th
subsea tree to the Troll field. The contract awards and deliveries
for Troll have helped to shape and develop Aker Solutions' subsea
business.
A subsea tree is a key technology enabling oil and
gas production directly from a subsea well to a processing
facility. The tree is essentially an advanced set of valves and is
used together with associated technologies to control the well
flow. The subsea tree is an integral part of a subsea production
system. The tool package is needed to operate the fourth rig to be
employed by Statoil on the Troll field.
Estimated contract value is NOK 350 million.
Aker Solutions' contract party is Aker Subsea AS. Equipment
deliveries will be made from 2012 to 2015.
Date: 16/02/2012