Maersk Oil North Sea UK (MOUK) awarded DNV GL a multi-million dollar contract for the Culzean field development project.
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The Culzean project rendering. From KBR. |
Upon the terms of agreement, DNV GL will provide independent competent person verification, independent verification body, pressure equipment directive and the explosive atmospheres directive ATEX services.
The Culzean project is one of the largest gas discoveries of recent years in the UK North Sea. Culzean is a high pressure, high temperature field discovered in 2008 in Block 22/25 of the UK Central North Sea and further appraised between 2009 and 2011. If successfully developed, it could provide around 5% of the UK’s total gas consumption by 2020/21. First gas from the project is currently expected in 2019.
The joint venture has chosen a new standalone facility to develop the discovery, which is a complex of bridge linked platforms comprising a 12 slot wellhead platform, a central processing facility and utilities/living quarters.
Subject to a final investment decision in 2015, a phased installation of the facilities would begin in 2016.
Maersk Oil UK is the operator of the Culzean development with a 49.99% interest with partners JX Nippon (34.01%) and Britoil (BP) (16%).
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