Equinor Energy AS has let an engineering and construction contract to Ocean Installer AS for the Subsea Lines Modification (SLM) Project 2023-2025, covering work at Visund, Vigdis, and Åsgard fields, and the Northern Lights CO2 pipeline.
The award includes riser replacements at Vigdis, Visund, and Åsgard in the North Sea with engineering beginning immediately. Offshore operations are planned for 2024 with optional work in 2023 and 2025.
The work scope also includes two MORGRIP connections utilizing Equinor’s pipeline repair system spread, one at Vigdis as a part of the riser replacement and one campaign connecting the shore section from the CO2 receiving terminal in Øygarden with the offshore section of the new Northern Lights CO2 pipeline.
Northern Lights delivers CO2 transport and storage as a service and is part of Norway’s project to develop a full-scale carbon capture and storage value chain. The company is owned by Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies, and the onshore and offshore infrastructure are developed by Equinor on behalf of the Northern Lights joint venture. Phase 1, with capacity to inject up 1.5 million tonnes/year (tpy) of CO2, is scheduled to be ready for operation in 2024.
