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Subsea 7 will lay a 160km power cable from the Martin Linge platform in the North Sea
Corporatenews
UK-based company Subsea 7 has won
a contract worth $800m from Total E&P
Norge, for the development of the Martin
Linge gas field located in the North Sea.
The contract includes the establishment
of a 160km power cable from the Martin
Linge platform, located 180km west of
Bergen, to Kollsnes.
Subsea 7 will also provide umbilical and
spools for the gas export system, a 55km
fibre optic cable and a 3km pipeline
and riser system from the Martin Linge
platform to the floating storage unit.
Subsea 7 Norway vice president, Stuart
Fitzgerald, said the project is the largest
subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF)
contract awarded to the company on the
Norwegian continental shelf.
The company has also unveiled the cutting
edge Seven Viking vessel, designed for
operations in the harshest environments.
The
next
generation
Inspection,
Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel, the
Seven Viking, is co-owned by Subsea 7
and Eidesvik and has been constructed in
partnership with Ulstein.
The ICE-C class vessel with a crew capacity
of 90 and a top speed of 17 knots, will
work for Statoil on a five-year contract.
It has been custom-built according to the
operator’s specifications to carry out tasks
including inspection, maintenance and
repair of subsea installations in addition
to scale treatment and RFO work scopes.
Thanks to a clever configuration whereby
hull space is maximised and equipment is
integrated within a large hangar area, the
SevenViking and its crew have the ability to
carry all necessarymaintenance equipment
on board, ensuring that operational
downtime is kept to a minimum.
Safety, efficiency and environmental
considerations have been the prime focus
for the three partners when developing
the Seven Viking.
Subsea 7 – UK
Website
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www.subsea7.com$800m North Sea contract