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Publish Date : 25-Nov-2014

DNV GL has gained a multi-million pound project from Maersk Oil North Sea UK (MOUK) for the Culzean field development project. Elisabeth Třrstad, CEO, Oil & Gas inked the contract on 24 October at the DNV GL office in Esbjerg. The scope comprises Independent Competent Person (ICP) Verification, Independent Verification Body (IVB), Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) and the Explosive Atmospheres Directive ATEX services. The team will be controlled from a single point in UK and DNV GL is to use added resources and expertise from the team in Denmark to deliver the work.

John Harper, Project Manager said, “DNV GL propose to work together with Maersk Oil UK as part of one integrated team with the view to helping delivering the project fully compliant, on-schedule and on-cost”. He added,”It is fully understood that the Culzean Project is a flag-ship project for Maersk Oil globally. The UK Safety Case Regulations Legislation is the overall driver for this work and compliance with Maersk Oil UK Technical Standards (MOTS) and Design Standards (MODES) is a key driver”.

The Maersk Oil-operated Culzean project is one of the main gas discoveries of recent years in the UK North Sea. Culzean is a HP/HT field discovered in 2008 in Block 22/25 of the UK Central North Sea and further evaluated between 2009 and 2011. If effectively developed, it could provide around 5% of the UK’s total gas consumption by 2020/21. First gas from the project is currently expected in 2019.

Maersk Oil and its co-venturers JX Nippon Exploration and Production (UK) Limited and Britoil (BP) have selected a new standalone facility to develop the discovery; a complex of bridge linked platforms consisting a 12 slot wellhead platform (WHP), a central processing facility and utilities/living quarters. Dependent on a final investment decision in 2015, a phased installation of the facilities would start in 2016.

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