CHC Helicopter has secured a transportation contract for the Mariner field from Statoil.
The five-year deal, which allows for a three-year extension, will cover offshore travel from Aberdeen or the Shetland Isles to the North Sea field using two Sikorsky S-92 aircraft from mid-2016.
“We are pleased to have entered into this contract, meeting our needs for safe and efficient transportation to the Mariner field, our first operated field development on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS),” said Gunnar Breivik, managing director of Statoil production UK and head of the company’s Aberdeen office.
“We will have substantial offshore activity as the Mariner project enters the hook-up and commissioning phase in 2016 and production starts in 2017.
“We are also pleased with the flexibility in the contract, including options for servicing our exploration activity and possible expansion on the UKCS.”
Mariner is the largest field development on the UKCS in more than a decade, with a gross investment of more than $7billion.
It is expected to produce more than 250million barrels of heavy oil during its 30-years life, with average plateau production hitting around 55,000 barrels per day.
Statoil is the licence and field operator with 65.11% equity. Other partners include JX Nippon Exploration and Production (28.89%) and Dyas UK (6%).
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