Statoil’s Njord A platform will be given a new lease of life after arriving at Kværner’s Stord yard in Norway yesterday.
The rig, which was built at the same yard in 1997, will be renovated and will have its hull reinforced.
Production on Njord and Hyme was shut down in June in preparation for the Njord A tow-in.
The platform is expected to provide at least another 10 years’ of service on the Njord field, which has been on stream for almost two decades, producing 167 million barrels of oil and 41 billion standard cubic metres of gas.
The new Snilehorn field is thought to hold 66million barrels.
Snorre Grande, project director for the Njord Future project, said: “We have been able to recover more of the reserves than originally expected, and following new discoveries and the Snilehorn development, field production will continue for at least 10 more years.”
Knut Lorang Alvheim, project manager for marine operations on board Njord A, said: “We have been preparing the platform on the field since March. Marine operations have been carried out safely and successfully, and well within the planned execution period.
“It has been great to take part in the Njord A platform’s voyage to Klosterfjorden, where Kværner is now taking over.”
Statoil has been highly active in the North Sea recently. Read more here.
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