DNV GL UK has secured the third-party Independent Competent Person (ICP) multi-million GBP contract related to compliance with UK Offshore Regulations for the Statoil Mariner project.
The award is the culmination of two years’ of project FEED support, assisting Statoil in developing Performance Standards and the Written Scheme of Examination (WSE) under the UK Offshore Safety Case Regulations for the Production Drilling Quarters (PDQ), Subsea, Umbilical’s, Risers & Flowlines (SURF) and the Floating Storage Unit (FSU).
The Mariner Field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 150km east of the Shetland Isles. The project is the largest new offshore development in the UK in more than a decade, with production expected to start in January 2017.
The field is estimated to produce for 30 years, with average production of around 55,000 barrels of oil per day over the plateau period from 2017 to 2020. The project will involve DNV GL offices worldwide and draw on integrated services of third party verification, classification and consultancy. The majority of the design review work will be undertaken in London where the three main design subcontractors reside.
