Aker Kvaerner Offshore Secure CNR Contract

Aker-logo Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner has landed a major role in the redevelopment of two North Sea oil and gas fields worth in excess of £5m from CNR International (UK) Ltd.

The company's Subsea Solutions Group will provide engineering, procurement and project management for the Banff area development project. The agreement consists of two separate scopes of work, in the Banff and Kyle offshore field.

In order to enhance production in the Banff field, Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner will provide a manifold structure /SSIV and other facilities as part of a plan to convert the field's 'shut-in water injection' wells to 'gas-lifted' production and to convert one of Banff's existing production wells to gas injection.

In the Kyle field, Aker Kvaerner Offshore Partner will provide facilities associated with re-routing production from one of the wells to CNR's 'Ramform Banff' FPSO. 'Well 14' in the Kyle field was originally planned to produce to the Banff facility, but it was eventually routed to a FPSO in the adjacent Curlew field. The original Banff to Kyle subsea pipeline / umbilical infrastructure will now be utilised to link Well 14 to the Ramform Banff.

Subsea Solutions Group has been supporting CNR throughout the Option Development and Screening phases since 2003. 'First oil' from this phase of the Banff area development is anticipated in the summer of 2004