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IOG spuds Blythe development well
UK gas company IOG announced the spudding of the Blythe development well in the UK North Sea.
Following Elgood, Blythe is the second development well in IOG’s Phase 1 project and is expected to take under three months to drill and complete, after which the rig will move on to Southwark.
The Noble Hans Deul jack-up rig mobilized from the Elgood field location on July 27 and jacked up at the Blythe Platform on July 29. After preparations for drilling the Blythe well spudded at 11 p.m. on August 2.
Andrew Hockey, CEO of IOG, said, “We are pleased to have moved safely over from Elgood to spud the next development well at Blythe, another important step for IOG in delivering our Phase 1 project.
“The Blythe well has been meticulously planned by the IOG drilling, subsurface, subsea and HSE teams in collaboration
with our main drilling contractors Noble Corporation, Petrofac and Schlumberger, our Platform Duty Holder ODE Asset Management and our partner CalEnergy Resources (UK) Limited and fully integrates the learnings from the Elgood well.
“We have a very clear collective focus
on ensuring safe and efficient performance leading successfully to First Gas in Q4 2021 from the Blythe Hub before continuing into 2022 at Southwark.”
Harbour Energy hires
Xodus for offshore platform
electrification support
North Sea oil and gas producer Harbour Energy has tapped consultancy Xodus to assess the infrastructure and modifications required to enable electrification of the
oil and gas company’s Central North Sea platforms.
The move comes following the successful delivery of a power optimization study examining the opportunities available to rationalize the generation systems on the Everest and Lomond assets. The assets are operated by Harbour Energy, which was created recently through a merger between Chrysaor and Premier Oil.
Implementing electrification on
offshore assets can reduce operational expenditure, increase uptime across all assets and minimize carbon emissions to the atmosphere, Xodus said.
Xodus has cited the Oil & Gas Authority’s UKCS Energy Integration Report from 2020, which calculated that electrification could abate UKCS oil and gas operational
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emissions by 2-3MtCO2 p.a. by 2030, which is the equivalent of reducing 20% of today’s production emissions, rising to 40% by
2030. The report also found that platform electrification could extend the operating life of existing assets and achieve cost efficiencies in the development of new oil and gas fields.
“Xodus performed an in-depth, integrated subsea and topsides study to assess the scope and scale of the project required to electrify the assets. The company also analyzed the operational savings that could be realized in terms of fuel usage and maintenance burden across all assets from now until the cessation of production,” Xodus said.
James McAreavey, Concept Development Manager at Xodus said: “A study of this nature requires an integrated multi-discipline engineering team that understands the critical elements of both renewable energy and traditional oil and gas operations in order to identify the true challenges and opportunities associated with large scale electrification of existing oil and gas assets.
“This study has the potential to provide essential input to the wider oil and gas community within the North Sea to enable a significant reduction of carbon emissions from offshore operations.”
Xodus said its analysis has assessed a wide range of low carbon power sources and the extent of electrification on the existing assets to help inform Harbour Energy’s future plans to transition to Net-Zero..
ESVAGT wins contract from TotalEnergies in Denmark
ESVAGT announced on August 5 it has closed several contracts with TotalEnergies as part of the marine spread for the Danish part of the North Sea.
The agreements involve the overall safety emergency response plus transport and transfer of goods and personnel and is based on a rethinking of the operational structure, ESVAGT said. The fleet will be made up of several multi-functional vessels, and the agreements will focus on reducing the overall energy usage and lowering emissions.
The underlying contracts include ESVAGT Dana, a combined “walk to
work” (W2W) and Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel (ERRV); two rebuild PX121 multi-functional vessels that will combine transport and ERRV; plus two ESVAGT “group 2” ERRV vessels. All have been committed on long term contracts. Additionally, TotalEnergies has extended the current contracts for three ESVAGT “group 3” ERRV vessels for different time scopes to, among other things, contribute to the Tyra project..
MAN Rollo to provide
Parsifal LNG tankers with
generator sets
Netherlands-based MAN Rollo has delivered the first MAN Stage V generator sets for the Parsifal series LNG tankers built by Concordia Damen shipyard.
MAN Rollo delivers three new Stage V generator sets to the Dutch shipyard. Namely, two LNG and one diesel set.
The MAN engines are therefore the first certified and delivered MAN engines for
the 40 LNG-powered shipping tankers that Concordia Damen is building for JP. Morgan.
These fall under the Parsifal series, which represents a new generation of vessels to play a significant role in the maritime energy transition.
Shell will charter the dual-fuel barges and VT Group and Marlow will operate them.
MAN Rollo says that previously the engine sets successfully completed the factory acceptance test.
Three Stage V engines will be delivered every month for more than three years.
In total, MAN Rollo will supply 80 MAN E3262LE262 LNG sets of 495 electrical kilowatts in addition to diesel sets.
EMSA awards RINA contract to support LNG bunkering
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has awarded Italian classification society RINA a framework contract to support LNG bunkering initiatives.
Namely, these initiatives will deal with increasing the availability of LNG in the medium term with small-scale bunkering and depots.
The ultimate goal is to expand the use of LNG throughout the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas. Furthermore, the project aims to reduce environmental impact by making LNG more widely available, as well as promoting LNG road supply chain.
The framework contract will run for a period of four years. It currently covers 22 countries in the regions.
However, EMSA says it may add other countries during the period of the agreement. Under the contract, RINA will provide a
selection of services dealing with safety and feasibility to match project needs in different locations.
RINA’s total of eight different services
will help port authorities determine which locations are feasible to install small-scale LNG bunkering or depot facilities.
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