Shell to use Island Constructor at Draugen

Island Constructor. Image from Island Offshore.

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Norske Shell consent to use the Island Constructor mobile drilling facility for the start-up of well 6407/9-G-5 on the Draugen field, off Norway.

Planned start-up is August/September 2017, says the PSA.

Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea in 250m water depth. The field has been developed using a fixed concrete facility with an integrated deck. Stabilized oil is stored in tanks in the base of the facility.

Island Constructor is a facility designed for well intervention, and is operated by Island Offshore Management.

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Shell to drill at Draugen with Island Constructor

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