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2015
MARTIN LINGE FIELD
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Sustainable innovation at sea Editorial: Harriet Pattison
With expected daily production reaching 100,000 boe during peak and recoverable reserves of up to 190 million boe, the Martin Linge field, located 42km off the coast of Norway was first discovered in 1975. With the employment of innovative technology, the development hopes to reduce the environmental impact and carbon footprint of the Norwegian Continental Shelf using power from its onshore base at Kollsnes.
Initially a discovery that was made in 1975, the Hild - later renamed Martin Linge - is located 42km west of Oseburg. With water depths reaching 115m, Total E&P Norge AS now serves as operator of the development field holding 49% interest, with Petoro holding
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30% and Statoil ASA with the remaining 21%. Following the drilling of 11 exploration wells between 1975 and 1985 and a 3D seismic survey performed in 2003, it was established that the field was heavily faulted with both gas and condensate at high pressures
and temperatures, making it a complicated field to develop. However, in July 2009, hope was regained as Total began additional exploration drilling on appraisal well 30/4-D-1 AH, using the West Phoenix semi sub – lasting for 196 days - some rather surprising
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and welcoming news was discovered. With the added advantage of advanced technology and a high level of innovation to be integrated, the Martin Linge field contains estimated recoverable reserves of 190 million barrels of oil equivalent. Oil and gas production is expected to start later next year with an 80,000 barrel capacity of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). The mixed wellstreams from the oil and gas reservoirs will be processed on the platform and the gas separated from the oil and water on the platform before it is transported to shore. The final separation of oil and produced water will take place on a floating storage and offloading
vessel (FSO). Processed gas from the field will be exported to St Fergus in the UK via a link to the existing FUKA gas pipeline and the oil will be processed and stored on the FSO before it is transported from the field by shuttle tanker. The produced water is sent back to the platform for reinjection into the reservoir through a dedicated well.
SUSTAINABILITY OFFSHORE Following the submission of the plan for development and operation for Martin Linge to the authorities in January 2012 and subsequent approval from the Storting in June 2012, development began later
that year, involving the construction of an integrated wellhead, production and accommodation platform. Drilling is to be handled by a separate heavy duty jack-up rig. What really sets this project apart from so many others in its field however, is the precedent it has set to implement sustainability. The Martin Linge field will be powered from the Norwegian mainland electrical grid via a new onshore substation located at Kollsnes, built by Siemens. Responsible for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of the onshore facilities, the substation will
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be connected to the platform on the Martin Linge field through a subsea high-voltage AC power and communication cable, helping to reduce carbon emissions by two million metric tons. Total intends to develop the field using power supplies from land in accordance with a welcomed push by the Norwegian gover nment for electrification of offshore fields, avoiding the conventional yet unfavourable gas turbines installed on offshore platforms. Technological innovations within the industry and
integrated in accordance with the Martin Linge development have been designed to significantly reduce environmental impacts and enhance operational safety.
BUILDING THE BLOCKS In September 2011, Aker Solutions was awarded the contract for basic engineering for development of the field in a deal apparently worth NOK 215 million. Works included the engineering for the topsides, jacket, FSO, turret and mooring, SURF (subsea, umbilicals, risers, pipelines and flowlines) transportation
and installation – completed in 2012. Engineering of the topside was carried out in Oslo, at Aker Solutions’ head office, while the turret and mooring work was undertaken in Kristiansand, Norway. In that same year, Total awarded Subsea 7 a US$800 million subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline contract which covered the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the subsea facilities at the field. Taking four years to complete at the company’s office in Stavanger, Norway,
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work included a 160km power cable from the Martin Linge platform to Kollsnes, a 70km export pipeline and associated valve structure, umbilical and spools for the gas export system, a 55km fibre optic cable and a 3km pipeline and riser system from the platform to the FSU. The contract also involved the transport and installation of the mooring system for the FSU. Project Director, Foudil Cheglibi, said: “This contract is an important milestone and the project is progressing according to the schedule.”
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Signing a contract with Subsea 7 in a deal worth an estimated NOK 1 billion, the leading power and automation technology group, ABB is set to build, deliver and install the world’s longest underwater high-voltage power link cable between the development site and Norwegian power grid. The 145kV high-voltage three-core polymeric insulated (XLPE) submarine cable will be capable of supplying up to 55 megawatts of alter nating current power from the mainland grid to the new Martin Linge field. Set on the seabed with a maximum depth
of 370 metres, the cable will be ready in time for the scheduled production start at the field late next year. The cable will not only supply power from the onshore national grid to wellhead and production platforms but to an FSO vessel at the North Sea field roughly 150km offshore, reaching water depths of 115 metres. Technically innovative, the cable will also be installed with a fibre-optic connection to enable field operations to be controlled and monitored from the shore. Brice Koch, head of ABB
MARTIN LINGE Power System division, said: “This electricity cable connection will help reduce environmental impact. ABB has the in-house manufacturing capability as well as the technical knowhow, domain knowledge and experience required to execute such a complex project.” In a six-figure sum contract, Datum360 were awarded – and subsequently successfully delivered – its off the shelf and proven SaaS solutions, CLS360 and PIM360. Effectively capturing the specification for gathering the engineering information, the system will also act as the data management warehouse
for its ongoing collection and assurance. Implementing both of the SaaS products in less than one week, Datum360 has set an inspiring precedent within an industry sector so often marred by failed delivery times, over inflated costs and lengthy installation times. Steve W ilson, co-founder and CEO at Datum360, said: “We are incredibly proud to have implemented both of these solutions in little under one week. This is incredibly rare in a sector where engineering information management can traditionally take months and years at pilot stage, frequently never going live and costing owner
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operators millions. “In our speed and quality of deployment I firmly believe we have demonstrated our capacity to look after the best interests of owner operators. It is ever important to add value, build trust and ultimately do more for less by delivering efficiencies with our experience and SaaS technology,” added W ilson. Total expect Datum360’s SaaS products to be the center of Engineering Information for the operating phase of the field and due to the company’s efficiency for delivery and workmanship, it has already been awarded additional work with Total. Datum360 is now working
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with its contractors to effectively extract engineering information from the design process in a contract valued at £438,000. “From the outset Datum360 has supplied constant, high quality advice. They’ve understood our requirements and then, using their SaaS tools, have helped us specify, collect and assure the delivery of engineering information,” explained Specialist Maintenance Engineer, Tom N.Svennevig.
OFFSHORE LIVING The topside contract was awarded
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to Technip in consortium with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea to cover the engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, hook-up and commissioning. With installation scheduled for 2016, the total dry weight of the platform topside is estimated to be 22,000-tons. An eight-legged steel structure, it will be designed with 21 wellhead slots with a design life of 30 years. Philippe Barril, Technip EVP and COO Onshore/Offshore, stated: “Technip is proud of the confidence shown by Total E&P Norge and its partners. This strategic contract is
the third offshore project awarded to the Group in the North Sea this year. It confirms the return of Technip on this market, as an engineering, procurement and construction leader on large and complex projects. This is also the continuation of a long and successful relationship with our partner SHI.” Further, SHI signed a Letter Of Intent with Apply for delivery of the Martin Linge Living Quarters later next year which includes delivery of a new seven-floor Living Quarters module, constructed in steel covering an area of 3700 m2. It will include capacity for 95 single
MARTIN LINGE cabins, recreation areas, change rooms, helicopter deck and other facilities required for operation of an offshore hotel. A leading supplier of services and technology products to the international oil & gas industry, Apply Group will combine Apply Leirvik’s NORSOK competence with Apply Emtunga’s competence in design and delivery of steel modules in a bid to successfully execute the contract for the Norwegian field. “We are honoured that SHI and Total have chosen Apply for delivery of the Martin Linge Living Quarters. SHI and Total are both new international clients for Apply. These are clients with a significant international development portfolio. It is very motivating for us to know that delivery of a quality product on schedule will position us for winning future work”, Managing Director, Lars Solberg, said in a statement.
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“This electricity cable connection will help reduce environmental impact”
With expected daily production reaching 100,000 boe during peak and recoverable reserves of up to 189 million boe; the Martin Linge field, although first discovered four decades ago, is proving to be an exciting Norwegian project, not only for Total and its contractors but for the industry too. In a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of the Norwegian shelf and environmental impact, the field’s facilities will be powered from its onshore base, Kollsnes, via a new 170km long subsea cable, the world’s longest alternating current power line from shore to an offshore platform. This technical and innovative solution is in line with the Norwegian authorities’ continued objective to curb CO2 emissions from offshore activities
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