Statoil’s mammoth Mariner jacket has left its base in Spain.
The jacket, which is Statoil’s largest ever undertaking, has been delivered on-time, on-budget and with no serious HSE incidents.
Leif Delp, project leader for the Mariner Jacket, said: “I am very proud and relieved that were able to reach this important milestone ready for sail away of this huge jacket.”
The jacket was originally destined for the Cromarty Firth where it would wait for the heavy lift vessel S7000 to arrive on the field. However, due to adverse weather the unit will now head for Boknafjorden in Norway until the vessel arrives.
Statoil’s Mariner project 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-year lifespan, with average plateau production hitting around 55,000 barrels per day.
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