The platform deck for the Ivar Aasen project is now on its way to Norway after sailaway from the yard area in Singapore on Monday. The platform deck will be lifted in place on the field in July.
The platform deck is being shipped the long haul to the Utsira Height in the North Sea by the Cosco vessel the Xiang Rui Kou. Having arrived there, it will be lifted onto the jacket. The living quarters, built at Stord, will be lifted into place on the main module currently in transit.
Det norske, operator of the Ivar Aasen field, says it is on track to reaching the goal of start-up of production on 1 December.
The platform deck has been built at the Sembawang yard, a subsidiary of SMOE.
The shipment en route from Singapore contains more than merely 13,900-tonne of steel. There is also advanced equipment, much of which has been delivered by Norwegian suppliers. The platform deck has systems for separation of oil and water, water treatment, gas compression, various measurements, chemical injection and flare boom. The platform deck is 108m-long and 38m-wide.
The Ivar Aasen field is west of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea and contains approximately 204 MMboe, included the Hanz deposit. The economic life of the Ivar Aasen field could be 20 years, depending on oil prices and production trends. The operator is Det norske, holding a 34.8% ownership interest.