Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering successfully led the disconnection and towing operations of the Njord A semisubmersible floating production platform from the Njord field. The Njord A platform arrived safely in Klosterfjorden on the 23 August, where a handover to Kværner was achieved.
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Njord A disconnection and tow to shore. Image from Global Maritime. |
The 346nm journey was carried out by Global Maritime, on behalf of the operator Statoil. The news follows the successful towing of the oil storage and offloading vessel Njord B by Global Maritime to Sterkoder, Kristiansund earlier this summer.
Global Maritime was responsible for the project management, engineering, design, fabrication and procurement of equipment, as well as all offshore management activities for the Njord A and Njord B mooring disconnection and tow.
Global Maritime’s responsibilities included the disconnection of 12 mooring lines, the recovery of one complete mooring line (excluding the suction anchor) for onshore inspection and the towing-in of the Njord A platform to Klosterfjorden outside the Stord yard. Statoil coordinated the decommissioning activities including the disconnection of risers and the temporary plugging of wells.
“With a project of such complexity and with the subsea infrastructure still in tact, it was crucial that mooring disconnection activities and the towing of the platform took place with maximum precision and care. This is what Global Maritime achieved with the platform being disconnected from its moorings, departing the field, and arriving in Stord ahead of schedule. We look forward to working with Statoil on future similar projects,” David Sutton, CEO of Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering said.
Last week, Njord A was towed to the Kværner Stord yard in Norway for reinforcement and renovation works, which will enable it to return to production up to and beyond 2030.
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