Picture: The Gjøa Platform
The Contract involves operational management, administration and execution support of Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) for the Gjøa Sealines System, Subsea Production System, hull and mooring systems.
The Contract has a duration of 4 years, and has in addition options for extending the Contract period for 2 periods of 2 years each.
Managing Director in IKM Ocean Design, Peder Hoås, says that the Contract is strategically important for IKM Ocean Design as the Subsea Integrity Management market is foreseen to increase in years coming. This Contract confirms IKM Ocean Design’s good position in the subsea engineering industry all the way from early phase development to servicing assets in operation.
IKM Ocean Design
IKM Ocean Design is established with offices in Stavanger, Trondheim and Oslo. The Company employs approximately 100 engineers within SURF engineering, subsea operational support and topside engineering.
IKM Ocean Design is a part of the IKM Gruppen, a Norwegian Oil and Gas Service Company with approximately 2500 employees in 14 different countries and an annual turnover of 4.5 BNOK.
Gjøa Gas field
Gjøa is a gas field in the North Sea, 60 kilometres west of Florø. The reservoir sits on top of a thin oil rim, and contains an estimated 40 billion cubic metres of gas reserves.
Norsk Hydro discovered the field in 1989, and GDF SUEZ E&P Norge acquired a 30% interest in the field in 2003. In June 2007, Norwegian authorities approved the plan for development and operation of Gjøa, clearing the way for one of the largest offshore developments in Norway since Snøhvit and Ormen Lange.
The field was developed through a joint operatorship with Statoil.
For more information: Silje.Nyman@IKM.no