Johan Sverdrup (Phase 1)

Platform transportation and installation
Pioneering Spirit
2018 Johan Sverdrup

Transport and single-lift installation of the drilling (DP), process (P1) and accommodation (LQ) platform topsides for the first development phase of the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian North Sea. 

Company : Equinor

Location : Norwegian North Sea, 160 kilometres west of Stavanger 

Installation : 2018 (P1 topsides), 2019 (DP & LQ topsides) 

 

110 m 

Max water depth

Scope of work 

  • Engineer topsides underdeck lift points & stab-in cone requirements 
  • Design & fabrication of leg mating units 
  • Prepare jackets for topsides installation 
  • Provide Iron Lady and services for piggyback transport of production platform on Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV) from Korea to Norway 
  • Transfer & installation (T&I) of the 22,000-tonne DP topsides, 26,000-tonne P1 topsides & 18,000-tonne LQ topsides  

22,000-tonne

 DP topsides

26,000-tonne 

P1 topsides

2018 Johan Sverdrup

Specials & challenges 

  • First T&I job for Pioneering Spirit  
  • Industry-first transport and single-lift installation of large topsides  
  • Use of Pioneering Spirit  cut one million manhours offshore, enabling Equinor & partners to start-up the field three-to-six months earlier than planned and cut estimated costs for Plan for Development & Operation (PDO) for Phase 1 by NOK 1 billion 
  • Project-critical in-house Leg Mating Unit (LMU) design & fabrication 
  • 4 years of engineering & preparation, 60 hours of execution (T&I for all 3 topsides) 

18,000-tonne 

LQ topsides  

2018 Johan Sverdrup
2018 Johan Sverdrup
2018 Johan Sverdrup
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