Halliburton completes successful pre-commissioning for Goldeneye
development
Posted: 17 November 2003
Through its Pipeline and Process Services (PPS) product service
line, Halliburton Energy Services has successfully completed the
pre-commissioning of the Goldeneye twenty-inch and four-inch pipelines
at St. Fergus, Scotland for Saipem UK.
Halliburton Energy Services is a business unit of Halliburton.
The pre-commissioning work on the two pipelines included flooding,
cleaning, gauging, high pressure flushing and hydrotesting the pipelines
from onshore to enable them to transport gas and condensate from
the field to Shell's onshore gas plant at St. Fergus.
"The vision of the Goldeneye venture is to deliver safely
an outstanding, economic, environmental and societal performance,"
said David Stephen, project engineer, Pipeline and Process Services.
"In line with this vision and Halliburton's overall philosophy,
the need to work safely and eliminate any potential harm to the
environment was imperative. The pre-commissioning worksite was located
within marshlands designated as a Site of Importance to Natural
Science, presenting a challenge to the work team to ensure that
the site remained a hydrocarbon and chemical spill-free zone."
Halliburton's PPS team in Aberdeen met the challenge. Through execution
of a project that included the mobilization and installation of
a 2,400-horsepower pumping spread, 9,500 work hours and 48 days
on site, the PPS team achieved zero environmental and safety incidents.
The Goldeneye Field is operated by Shell UK and lies in the Outer
Moray Firth area of the UK Central North Sea, 100 kilometers northeast
of the St. Fergus gas terminals. Saipem UK installed the 20-inch
by 101 kilometers gas export and four-inch Mono Ethylene Glycol
pipelines simultaneously in water depths of 120 meters using their
pipelay vessel, Castoro Sei.
Halliburton Energy Services provides products, services, and integrated
solutions for oil and gas exploration, development, and production.
Capabilities range from initial evaluation of producing formations
to drilling, completion, production enhancement, and well maintenance
for a single well or an entire field. With more than 300 service
centers in over 100 countries, Halliburton possesses the global
perspective that is increasingly important for energy exploration
and production.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers
of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries.
The company serves its customers with a broad range of products
and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and
Construction Group business segments.
For more information see www.halliburton.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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