Ocean Installer bags Balder deal

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ExxonMobil awarded Ocean Installer its first call-off contract for subsea well tie-back, engineering, IRM (inspection, maintenance and repair), ROV and associated services at the Balder field.

The Normand Mermaid.
Image from Ulstein.

The call-off contract comprises fabrication and installation of EDU (electrical distribution unit) mud mat, transportation and installation of an 8in production flexible jumper with 2.5in gas lift jumper (piggyback) and several hydraulic and electrical flying leads. The contract also includes an option to perform a similar work scope in 2Q 2016.

The Balder field is located in Blocks 25/10 and 25/11 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea approximately 190km west of Stavanger, Norway at a water depth of 125m.

The project is managed from the Ocean Installer Stavanger office. Onshore preparations started mid-April 2015 and offshore work will take place in July 2015. Ocean Installer will be utilizing the Normand Mermaid for the installation work offshore.

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