Johan Sverdrup (Phase 2) Process Topsides Installation

Platform transportation and installation
Pioneering Spirit
Johan Sverdrup (Phase 2)

Transport and single-lift installation of a second process platform topsides (P2) at the central platform complex for Phase 2 development of the giant Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian North Sea. 

Company : Equinor 

Location : Norwegian North Sea, 160 kilometres west of Stavanger 

Water depth: 110 m

3 years of engineering & preparation, 48 hours of execution 

First-time use of yokes for topsides installation  

Second heaviest topsides installation to date

Scope of work 

  • Installation engineering (incl. input to topsides design team) 
  • Barge tow of topsides from the fabrication yard in Haugesund to transfer location near Stord, Norway 
  • Transport & single-lift installation of the complete 25,500-t P2 topsides & connecting bridge 

25,500-t 

P2 topsides

2022 Johan Sverdrup (Phase 2)

Specials & challenges 

  • 3 years of engineering & preparation, 48 hours of execution 
  • First-time use of yokes for topsides installation  
  • First topsides installation without Leg Mating Units (LMUs) 
Barge transfer to P2 topsides to Pioneering Spirit
2022 Johan Sverdrup (Phase 2)
2022 Johan Sverdrup (Phase 2)
Arrival in the field
Mating the topsides with the jacket
Moving away from the platform
2022 Johan Sverdrup (Phase 2)
Installation of the bridge connecting P1 and P2 platforms
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