Clair Ridge jackets ordered
Guntis Moritis
OGJ Production Editor
HOUSTON, July 13 -- The Clair Ridge joint venture ordered two steel jackets from Aker Solutions for its development project west of Shetland.
The Clair Ridge project encompasses the ridge area of Greater Clair that lies in as much as 150 m of water and extends over a 220 sq km area.
Clair Phase 1 production started in 2005. Phase 1 produces 22-23° gravity oil from Devonian to Carboniferous-age sandstones.
The Clair Ridge development, north of Clair Phase I, will include bridge-linked twin steel jackets with drilling and production facilities on one platform and quarters and utilities on the other platform.
The platform design will accommodate the drilling of 36 wells with about four wells being predrilled in 2011-12.
Aker Solutions yard in Verdal, Norway, will execute the contract that includes engineering, procurement, construction, load-out, and sea-fastening of the 22,300-tonne drilling and production jacket, the 9,000-tonne quarters and utility jacket, and associated piles.
Aker Solutions said detailed engineering starts immediately with fabrication in Verdal commencing in June 2011. It expects to load out the jackets in mid-February 2013 with delivery to the site in March 2013.
Partners in Clair are operator BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. 28.61%, ConocoPhillips UK Ltd. 24.0%, Chevron North Sea Ltd. 19.42%, Royal Dutch Shell PLC 18.68%, and Hess Ltd. 9.29%.
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