Kvaerner
Oilfield Products awards Tronic major subsea electrical contract
for Dalia field
Posted: 2 October 2003
Subsea electrical connector supplier Tronic Limited has been awarded
a significant contract from subsea engineering specialists, Kvaerner
Oilfield Products (KOP) for the provision of connectors and related
equipment for Total's Dalia project, an oil and gas development
offshore Angola.
With a value in excess of £2 million, this contract represents
Tronic's single biggest order to date, and covers provision of Tronic's
modular connectors and hose, plus electrical feedthrough connectors
and jumpers for use on control and tree systems within KOP's subsea
system.
Tronic, a subsidiary of oilfield services provider Expro International
Group PLC, specialises in providing electrical, optical and high
power connector systems based on its patented Controlled Environment
(CE) design.
It has offices in Houston, USA; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Ulverston,
UK; and employs 150 staff. The work will be carried out by the team
based in Ulverston.
Now underway, the contract will run for 3 years, with first oil
expected from Dalia in 2006.
Manufacturing of the subsea equipment is progressing at Tronic's
facility in Ulverston. The installation work will be performed by
Tronic's Systems Support team who will work alongside Total and
KOP engineers at various site locations in Europe and Angola.
Deliveries of the subsea equipment for the 42-tree base case, will
be based on individual call-offs, commencing in October 2003. Final
subsea installation and commissioning will be performed by the Umbilical
Flow Lines installation contractor using ROVs from the Dalia field
FPSO, which is currently under construction.
Mark Jones, business manager at Tronic in Ulverston, said, "We
are delighted with this contract award, which underlines Tronic¹s
ability to support major engineering contractors like KOP on large
projects such as these. Our infrastructure and modularised products
are well aligned to support AkerKvaerner¹s global business
strategy".
The contract is key for Tronic not only in terms of its value,
but also in cementing the excellent relationship the company has
established with subsea systems provider KOP.
Dalia is the first major project for which Tronic will provide
KOP with its DigiTRON connector range and its new AquaTRON hose
which are well suited to deepwater applications such as those offshore
Angola.
The 67-well Dalia field is located in water depths of between 1,200
and 1,500 metres, 135 kilometres offshore Angola and as such provides
special challenges to suppliers and engineers.
Tronic's products will provide the high reliability and proven
track record required for the conditions encountered in this deepwater
environment.
"We selected Tronic because they have a good track record
in providing high quality subsea equipment to integrate with KOP¹s
own systems," says Willie Linklater, vice president of products
with KOP. "With the challenge of Angola¹s deepwater environment,
reliability is critical, and we know that Tronic¹s equipment
will give our client the reliability they require. Tronic¹s
equipment will ensure long component life with minimal interventions
over the life of the field."
Tronic Ltd is the market leader in subsea connectors,
part of the Expro International Group PLC ("the Expro Group"
or "Expro"). Expro is a provider of high quality services
and products to the global upstream oil and gas industry.
Through the research and development of leading-edge technologies
and techniques, Expro surveys and manages oil and gas wells, enabling
Operators to maximise the value of their assets.
Facilitated by a major network of operational centres around the
world, employing over 2,000 people, Expro is one of today's leading
oilfield service companies focusing on the development, production
and abandonment phases of the hydrocarbon lifecycle.
For more information see www.exprogroup.com.
Kvaerner Oilfield Products (KOP) is an international
oil and gas industry product and service company employing around
600 people in the UK and over 2000 world-wide.
KOP is a leading provider of subsea systems for oil and gas production
providing support for all aspects of a subsea field development
from initial concept screening through front end engineering, detail
design, procurement, fabrication and manufacturing, assembly and
test, installation, commissioning and life of field support.
KOP is part of AkerKvaerner, a world-class oil and gas services,
engineering and construction, pulp and paper, and shipbuilding Group,
with the capability and resources to undertake the world's most
challenging projects.
Today's AkerKvaerner is an industrial technology provider. It meets
the needs of its customers by adding value to their business —
through the provision of innovative, cost-effective solutions —
for challenges in the hydrocarbons, process, and maritime industries.
The Group's activities are organised in four core business areas:
Oil & Gas, E&C (Engineering & Construction), Pulp &
Paper, and Shipbuilding.
AkerKvaerner has annual revenues in excess of USD6 billion and employs
more than 43 000 people in some 30 countries throughout Europe,
Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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