Oceaneering, BP Remotely Pilot ROV in UK from Shore in Norway
Operations Center (OROC) in Stavanger, Norway.This project was the first implementation of ROV remote piloting in the UK, the first cross-border implementation, and the first operational implementation for BP, Oceaneering said.Oceaneering was tasked with observing drilling operations at BP’s Clair Ridge platform West of Shetland, at 141 meters water depth. The operation ran from July 20 to August 5, 2021."ROV remote piloting from shore can increase safety and reduce the environmental footprint of operations, potentially achieving up to 25% reduction in offshore personnel on board (POB) and
Claire Ridge Topside Modules Safely Installed West of Shetland
BP and its co-venturers, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Shell, confirm the safe installation of the new Clair Ridge platform’s quarters and utilities (QU) topside modules, a major milestone in the Clair Ridge project. The QU platform comprises three modules – the quarters and utilities integrated deck (QUID) which has a lift weight of 9,400te; the power generation (GM) module which has a lift weight of 4,550te; and the living quarters (LQ) module which has a lift weight of 2,210te. They were safely lifted onto the pre-installed jackets by the Heerema Thialf heavy lift vessel.
Alphastrut Completes Seven Figure North Sea Contract
. Alphastrut comprises engineered aluminium extrusions and fabricated brackets which are bolted together to form support frames, used in everything from load-bearing raised-access floors to ceiling grids and bulkhead supports. The Alphastrut aluminium system was successfully installed on the BP Clair Ridge accommodation module, providing both raised access flooring and ceiling cable containment support. The platform consists of two bridge-linked platforms, situated 75km west of the Shetland Islands, with its accommodation module weighing 3500 tonnes. Construction of the living quarter module
BP's New Core Flood Robot EOR Techniques
by the same team that developed LoSal® EOR, BP’s breakthrough reduced salinity waterflooding technology. More than 45 coreflood tests were performed in validating the LoSal EOR effect, before field trials in Alaska. BP and its partners are now deploying the technology at scale on the Clair Ridge project in the North Sea. BP was awarded the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference Distinguished Achievement Award for the Clair Ridge LoSal EOR project, recognising the company’s specialist EOR technologies
BP Selects AGSL Software for Clair Ridge Project
Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specializes in protecting companies’ process critical software assets, announced that BP has selected its proprietary software management platform Asset Guardian for the company’s iconic Clair Ridge project. BP will use the Asset Guardian toolset to improve the performance and security of the process control software that it will use throughout the Clair Ridge project, and to operate assets associated with the Clair Ridge field development when it is fully operational. Located west of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, the project will
Important Offshore Shetland Field Appraisal Agreed
. The objectives of the programme are to provide greater certainty on overall reservoir volumes, including their distribution and fluid characteristics; to evaluate technologies to improve recovery from Greater Clair; and to test the possibility of new standalone developments and linkages to Clair Ridge. Edward Davey, UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said: “This announcement by BP of a two year appraisal programme for the Greater Clair area West of Shetland is excellent news. It shows the industry’s commitment to maximise the potential in this area, which could hold up
February 2025
