Global leading offshore projects delivery and services company ‘Subsea 7’ awarded Phase 1 SURF Contract by Independent Oil and Gas for the Blythe and Vulcan Satellites field development
The contract, between U$ 50 million and U$ 150 million, scope includes the project management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 35km of flow lines between the Southwark, Blythe, and Elgood fields, together with subsea structures, an umbilical, and associated subsea tie-ins.
Confirmation of this award follows a competitive tendering process and the recent approval of Phase 1 Field Development Plan (FDP) by the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).
Phase 1 comprises the development and production of the Southwark, Blythe, and Elgood fields through a total of five wells with gas transported onshore via the Thames Pipeline.
Subsea elements of Phase 1 includes a 6km 24-inch extension to the Thames Pipeline to the Southwark platform, a 25km 12-inch line connecting the Blythe platform to the Thames Pipeline, and a 9km 6-inch pipeline and an umbilical connecting the Elgood field to the Blythe platform, and associated subsea structures and tie-ins.
Project management and detailed engineering has commenced at Subsea 7’s office in Aberdeen and offshore activities are scheduled to commence in 2020.
The 24-inch (Southwark) and 12-inch (Blythe) line pipe has been manufactured and transported to the UK ahead of planned installation scheduled in 2H 2020, and Subsea 7 is progressing detailed engineering work in support of this campaign.