Contract Awards

Norwell Engineering secures £20m contract for major deepwater development in India

Aberdeen based global well engineering and drilling project management firm Norwell Engineering has won a lucrative contract worth more than £20m ($30m) with ONGC, India’s national oil company.

The firm, which is one of the world’s longest established and most respected well management companies in the world, will provide well engineering, completion design and project management services to ONGC on its

KG-DWN-98/2 deep water field development in the Bay of Bengal, off the east coast of India. The field is one of the largest deep-water field developments in the world.

The contract represents a continuation of the work Norwell has previously undertaken on the 28-well development. They were initially awarded a contract in 2018 to design and drill the wells and will now continue with the second phase, overseeing the final drilling and completions installation phase on the 3-rig campaign.

Iain Adams, managing director of Norwell Engineering, said: “Norwell has a longstanding commitment to operations in India and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with ONGC on this major project and seeing the project through to first oil. This is a complex field development which utilises some of the most advanced oil field technologies in drilling and completions.

“Despite the far-reaching impact of the pandemic, we are proud to have been able to continue supporting ONGC without interruption, thanks to our excellent team who stepped up to ensure they could safely keep the project on track.”

The Norwell team will be working alongside long time Scottish partners Axis Well Technology who will be providing completions support, and who have partnered with Norwell on the project since 2018.

During the last three decades, Norwell Engineering has managed the delivery of more than 400 wells for over 100 clients across six continents, including the full range of FTSE100 operators, who have relied on the company's expertise to design, project manage and troubleshoot operations around the world.

Founded in 1989, the company has been active in India since 2003.

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Norway

Subsea 7 announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by OneSubsea®, the subsea technologies, production and processing systems division of Schlumberger, for a project at the Ormen Lange field operated by Shell in the Norwegian Sea.

Subsea 7’s scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the subsea flowline system as well as the installation of OneSubsea’s multiphase compression system. The contract award follows completion of the front-end engineering design study(2) and will be executed as a Subsea Integration Alliance project(3).

Monica Th. Bjørkmann, Subsea 7’s Vice President Norway, said, “This award demonstrates the value Subsea Integration Alliance brings by combining the technologies and capabilities of OneSubsea and Subsea 7 into a seamless integrated offering, resulting in the delivery of optimised solutions with reduced execution and interface risk. Subsea 7 looks forward to progressing the execution phase of the project with a focus on safe, efficient and reliable operations.”

1 - Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million.

2 - Announced on 31 October 2019.

3 - Subsea Integration Alliance is a strategic global alliance between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea®, the subsea technologies, production and processing systems division

of Schlumberger, bringing together field development planning, project delivery and total lifecycle solutions under an extensive technology and services portfolio. As one team, Subsea Integration Alliance amplifies subsea performance by helping customers to define, select, install and operate the smartest subsea projects, that eliminate costly revisions, delays and reduces risk across the life of field.

Petrofac lands gas distribution EPCC contract in Bahrain

Petrofac has been awarded a new multimillion-dollar contract by Tatweer Petroleum to support their gas distribution network project in Bahrain.

The engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) scope of work includes high pressure gas pipelines and fibre optic cabling. The underground pipelines will run through sections onshore and offshore below the seabed in support of gas supply to the Kingdom and will be designed for full interchangeability.

Commenting on the award, Nick Shorten, Petrofac Chief Operating Officer, said “Through our engineering and project execution capability, Petrofac has been supporting Tatweer Petroleum to deliver a number of key upstream gas projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain. We again look forward

to applying our skills and expertise to safely deliver this critical infrastructure, which underpins the supply of energy to Bahrain.”

Petrofac has been present in Bahrain since 2015, following the award of an EPCC contract to supply a new gas dehydration facility by Tatweer Petroleum. The project was successfully completed in 2018, and additional scope of work was then secured by Petrofac for the engineering, procurement, and construction of several gas wells, to be connected to the facility. In June 2020, Petrofac was awarded a new multi-million dollar EPCC contract by Tatweer Petroleum for an upstream gas project that includes well hook-ups, associated pipelines, and tie-ins for several new gas wells that the company is planning to drill as part of its gas delivery strategy in the Bahrain Field.

Chariot awards Halliburton well services contract

Chariot has signed a binding letter of intent with Halliburton for services on Chariot’s planned Anchois gas appraisal well within the Lixus licence, offshore Morocco.

The services Halliburton will assist Chariot with include but are not limited to: project management services; directional drilling and logging whilst drilling services; drilling fluids materials and engineering services; cementing, pumping, materials and engineering services; wireline logging

services; and drill bits and coring services.

Adonis Pouroulis, Acting CEO of Chariot, commented: "Following on from our recently announced rig award, today’s release marks further progress towards our planned appraisal well on the Lixus licence, offshore Morocco, later this year. We remain on track for drilling operations to commence in December and we look forward to updating the market further as other operational milestones are achieved ahead of drilling.”

DeepOcean inks subsea cable repair deal with Equinor

DeepOcean has secured a frame agreement contract by Equinor to provide contingency equipment and services for handling highvoltage subsea cables utilised for offshore renewables and oil and gas.

The contract covers the provision of handling equipment and personnel for subsea highvoltage cable contingency operations, such as subsea cutting, retrieval, on deck cable handling for cable repair, and deployment /laying of subsea high-voltage cable.

DeepOcean will also provide a core organisation to manage the contract and ensure the readiness of the handling equipment.

In addition, the company’s subsea base facilities at Killingøy will be used to store the equipment.

The initial area of operations will focus on Northern Europe, with an option to extend operations worldwide dependent on Equinor’s requirements for emergency cable repair preparedness across the globe.

“The renewables segment and associated electrification of offshore installations is a key

focus area for Equinor and many other energy companies. DeepOcean has a clear ambition and strategy to support our clients in their quest for greener energy,” said DeepOcean’s commercial director for subsea services, Rolf Ivar Sørdal.

“We are pleased that Equinor trusts DeepOcean with this award, requiring an agile, flexible and quality-minded organisation. We look forward to starting a ’new chapter’ in our relationship with Equinor and we will do our utmost to

ensure this relationship is a success.”

The contract has a duration of three years with options to extend with up to four additional years.

Equinor will manage and operate the deal on behalf of the Pipeline Repair and Subsea Intervention (PRSI) pool members who also may call upon services provided by the agreement. Various studies may also be provided under the contract.

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