Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a simultaneous marine operation, production, and installation contract by Equinor on the Norwegian continental shelf.
DeepOcean’s scope of work entails installation work on both the Åsgård and Visund fields. The company will undertake onshore project management, engineering, and procurement services as well as offshore operations.
This kind of operation refers to a complex offshore job where marine construction or installation activities are carried out while an offshore facility is producing hydrocarbons.
Work on the Åsgard field includes riser removal at the Åsgard B platform, installation of a new production riser and dynamic umbilical connecting the Berling subsea production assets to Åsgard B.
The Åsgard scope also includes the installation of two static infield bypass umbilicals, installation of flying leads and protection covers.
The field is located in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 200 km off the coast of Norway at water depths ranging from 240 to 300 m.
At Visund, the work scope includes the replacement of a production riser. The field is located in the North Sea, some 140 km west of Florø, in water depths of about 335 m.
The installation work will be carried out during the main summer season of 2026, utilising the construction vessel Edda Freya.
