Energy major Shell has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract to Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions for the delivery of a not permanently attended installation (NPAI) for Jackdaw gas field in the UK North Sea.
Jackdaw field is located around 250km east of Aberdeen, Scotland, reported Reuters.
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The offshore field will feature a new wellhead platform, four production wells, and a 20-mile pipeline running from the Jackdaw WHP to the Shearwater gas hub.
The field’s peak production is estimated at 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, reported Rigzone.
It is expected to contribute more than 6% of UK North Sea gas output at its peak production in by 2025.
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This contract comes after the completion of front-end engineering and design work (FEED), which was awarded in 2019.
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By GlobalDataThe scope of the contract includes EPCI of the complete wellhead platform, which features a topside and steel jacket and associated load-out and offshore hook-up and commissioning.
Aker Solutions will record this award as an order intake of between $206m and $309m (NOK2.4bn-NOK3.65bn) in Q3 2022.
Aker Solutions’ yard in Norway will undertake fabrication work of the wellhead platform.
The company will deliver the steel substructure to Shell next year, and the topside in the following year.
For the project, Aker Solutions will continue to cooperate with suppliers Rambøll and Leirvik, who were also involved in developing the FEED.
Aker Solutions CEO Kjetel Digre said: “We aim to be a leading supplier of energy solutions, and the Jackdaw development contributes to the ambition of the British government to boost domestic energy output to enhance energy security. The project forms part of our broader intent to both play a key role in the transformation of Europe’s energy sector and help accelerate the security of supplies.”
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Image: The offshore field will feature a new wellhead platform, four production wells, and a 20-mile pipeline. Credit: Wonita or Troy Janzen from Pixabay.
