Mobilising the Offshore Organisation for the Johan Sverdrup Field
Friday 4 May 2018
Up to 2,400 men and women are starting to mobilise for the hook-up and completion of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.
Approximately 150 people, plus crew from the flotel-operator ProSafe — will set sail aboard the floating accommodation vessel “Safe Zephyrus” from Mekjarvik outside Stavanger, bound for the North Sea.
When the flotel arrives at the Johan Sverdrup field this weekend, it will mark the beginning of the offshore mobilisation of the giant field which will be in production for more than 50 years.
As soon as “Safe Zephyrus” arrives at its destination, the work to finalise the riser platform — the first topside installed at the field — will begin. Soon after, hook-up preparations will begin for the drilling platform, the next topside to arrive in early June.
With two platforms in place, the accommodation jack-up vessel “Haven” will join “Safe Zephyrus” at the field to increase bed capacity to nearly 900 beds during the hook-up and finalisation phases of the project, enabling three shifts of up to 2400 workers from Statoil and our suppliers to be based at the Johan Sverdrup field.