Ocean Installer Completes Shell Corrib Lay Route
Ocean Installer has successfully completed a contract for a pipeline survey and boulder relocation at the Corrib field. The contract covered the survey of a 20-inch, 83km long offshore pipeline and the relocation of about 250 boulders, clearing a 12-metre wide corridor in an umbilical lay route.
The work commenced in early August and was successfully completed last week using the highly efficient construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Clipper. “We are very pleased that Shell chose Ocean Installer for this survey work and that it was completed on time and without any issues. This reflects the good working relation our two companies are developing,” says Steinar Riise, CEO of Ocean Installer.
Ocean Installer signed a Charter Party for the provision of the CSV Normand Clipper from Solstad Offshore ASA. The Charter Party has a firm duration of 5 years + 5 x 1 year options, commencing Q2 2012. Normand Clipper is a CSV delivered from the yard in 2001 and extensively upgraded in 2005. She is a global capacity vessel specifically designed for shallow and deep water operations. With her DP class 2, 250t crane capacity, 1700 m2 deck, she is rated as a highly efficient CSV in the subsea construction market.
The Corrib field is located in the Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland in blocks 18/20 and 18/25. Maximum water depth is approx. 357m. Shell E&P Ireland Ltd. has the operatorship of the Corrib field. Shell E&P Ireland Ltd. is the developer of the Corrib gas project, while Statoil Exploration (36.5 percent) and Vermilion Energy (18.5 percent) are partners. Gas from the Corrib Field, which is expected to flow in late 2014 or early 2015, has the potential to supply up to 60 percent of Ireland’s gas needs at peak.