Var Energi has let a 3-year inspection services contract to a partnership of DNV and Vinde Tilkomstteknikk. The contract will cover inspection services to the oil and gas operator’s portfolio of assets on the Norwegian continental shelf.
DNV will be primarily responsible for conducting inspection services to Vår Energi’s assets in Goliat field in Barents Sea PL 229.
Var Energi is operator of Goliat with 65%. Equinor holds 35%.
Vinde Tilkomstteknikk will provide services to assets in Balder and Ringhorne fields in the North Sea.
DNV will deliver project management, inspection planning, and inspection execution. Vinde Tilkomstteknikk will perform inspection and rope-access as well as maintenance and modification work. Both companies will provide advisory and engineering services.
Goliat was discovered in 2000 and Plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 2009. It is developed with a fully winterized floating production unit including subsea systems. Production began in March 2016.
Balder field sits in PL 001 on the Utsira High in the North Sea and is developed with a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) and several subsea production systems. Production commenced in 1999, and Balder exports gas to Statpipe via the production vessel Jotun A.
The plan is to extend production in the area towards 2045, and a field lifetime extension program is progressing for the Balder FPSO (2030), including new seismic surveys and drilling programs.
Var Energi is operator with 90%, while Mime Petroleum AS is partner with 10%.
Ringhorne field lies in PL 027 and 169 E in the North Sea, about 9 km northeast of the Balder FPSO.
The field is developed with a platform with initial processing and water injection capabilities. Production of oil and gas is routed to the Balder and Jotun installations for final processing, storage, and export. Production began in 2003.
Var Energi is operator of Ringhorne with 90% interest. Mime Petroleum AS is partner with 10%.