Independent Oil and Gas PLC has let an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract to HSM Offshore BV for its core project first phase platforms in the southern UK North Sea (OGJ Online, Oct. 29, 2019).
The contract, which is almost entirely lump-sum, comprises the design, engineering, fabrication and installation (including assistance to hook-up and commission) of both normally unmanned installation (NUI) production platforms for the IOG-operated Southwark and Blythe gas fields.
Phase 1 comprises the development and production of Southwark, Blythe, and Elgood gas fields through a total of five production wells with gas transported onshore to Bacton via the 24-in. Thames pipeline. The Southwark Hub platform will be a key installation both for Phase 1 and other planned developments. The Blythe platform will be the focal point of the Blythe Hub which includes the Elgood subsea tie-back.
IOG has been working with HSM since late 2019 under pre-contractual arrangements to ensure that platform design and fabrication activities continue on schedule at the yard at Schiedam in the Netherlands. Fabrication activities are under way and offshore installation is planned for first-half 2021.
