Project Profile
Value: US$2.2 - 4.2 billion
Location: Northern North Sea in Production License 040, 043, Norway
Water Depth: 115 metres
Estimated Recoverable Reserves: 190 MMboe
Production forecast: 80,000 bpd
Start-up Year: 2018
Martin Linge Field, formerly Hild Field, is situated in the northern North Sea in Production License 040, 043, in roughly of 115 metres of water. Hild\'s discovery well was found in 1975, followed by 11 exploration wells drilled between 1975 and 1985. In 2003, a 3-D seismic survey was performed over the area, which confirmed the area is heavily faulted with gas and condensate at high temperatures and high pressure, making the field complicated to develop. On July 7, 2009, Total received consent to conduct additional exploration drilling on appraisal well 30/4-D-1 AH, using the West Phoenix semisub. Drilling began in the third quarter of 2009 and lasted for 196 days.
Operators:
Statoil ASA: Operator with 70% interest
Petoro: 30% interest
Contractors:
Aker Solutions: Topside, jacket, an FSO, turret and mooring, SURF and transportation and installation
BMT Argoss: Assessment of the meteorological and oceanographic environmental conditions
Consortium for engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, hook-up and commissioning of the topsides of a fixed production platform
Technip
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: Topsides contractor
GE Oil & Gas (GE): Deployment of a first high-speed direct drive motor-compressor solution to the new offshore production platform
Kvaerner: Build a steel jacket
Maersk Drilling: Ultra harsh environment jack-up rig
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS): 3D seismic survey
Rosenberg WorleyParsons: Hook up and commissioning work
Seadrill: Drilling contractor
Siem Offshore Rederi: New dual fuelled large platform supply vessel
SKF Group: SKF S2M magnetic bearings will be featured in the centrifugal compressors
Subsea 7: Subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline contract
TWMA: Deliver offshore waste management services
Claxton: Contract to provide conductor centralizers, internal centralizers, deck covers, drill bushings, support frames and associated services for the Martin Linge development
NOV Flexibles: Flexible pipe systems
Swire Oilfield Services: to supply cargo carriers in support of drilling and production operations.
Pulse Structural Monitoring: Contract with Total E&P Norge AS to provide a real time integrity monitoring system, to measure platform displacement during drilling operations
Datum360: US$1 billion or £685k contract to deliver Software as a Service solutions that will capture engineering information for the build of the Martin Linge project. Currently under construction – with a completion date expected of 2016. As part of its contract Datum360 implemented its off the shelf, proven SaaS solutions; CLS360 and PIM360 which have, not only, captured the specification for gathering the engineering information, but which will now act as the data management warehouse for its ongoing collection and assurance. Datum360 has managed to implement both of the SaaS products in less than one week. Total expect Datum360’s SaaS products to be the center of Engineering Information for the operating phase of the Martin Linge Asset.
Litre Meter: Supply of a number of VFF flowmeters for the Martin Linge field development project in the North Sea. Litre Meter has supplied 14 positive displacement flowmeters including MF30, HF20, VFF8 and V125 models, all constructed in Duplex stainless steel.
Protea: Completed the manufacture of a comprehensive crane package for an FSO that will be chartered by Total E&P Norge for operation at the Martin Linge offshore development. Comprising two deck cranes, a 10t SWL turret service crane and a 5t Knuckle boom crane, and a 15t SWL offshore knuckle boom for cargo loading and offloading operations, the cranes recently completed their factory acceptance tests at Protea’s state-of-the-art production facility in Kluczbork, Southern Poland. Designed and certified in accordance with EN 13852-1:2013, DNV LA 2.22:2013 and Norsok Standards, each crane features 360 degree slewing, high performance lifting capabilities and is built to the highest standards of quality and safety. Following completion of extensive testing at Protea’s manufacturing facility, the cranes will be delivered to the Remontowa Shipyard in Poland where they will be installed by Protea’s experienced commissioning team. (January 2016)
Aptomar: Environmental monitoring
Subcontractors:
ABB: Deliver the world’s longest underwater high-voltage power cable
Apply Emtunga: Build offshore living quarters. (2013)
Agility Group: Supply several underwater structures
Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries: Work on jackets
IKM Operations: Provide maintenance and other support services in co-ordination with Samsung Heavy Industries
FES International: US$1.2m (£700,000) contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles with all assembly and testing of the product being performed by FES International’s UK-based team in Ashington, Northumberland
Westcon: Contract from Subsea 7 to deliver equipment to be used on the Martin Linge field, in the Norwegian North Sea. With a basis in Westcon’s facilities in Floro, the company has been awarded a contract from Subsea 7 to produce three Riser baser with associated protection structures.