SLB OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has been awarded an EPC contract by Equinor for a 12-well, all-electric subsea production system for the Fram Sør field off Norway.
The award follows a year-long front-end engineering design phase, where the two jointly matured the project, culminating in the development plan and final investment decision.
As part of the resulting EPC scope, SLB OneSubsea will deliver four subsea templates and 12 all-electric subsea trees, eliminating the need for hydraulic fluid supplied by the host platform and keeping topside modifications to a minimum.
According to SLB, this approach unlocks a cost-effective solution for the project while retaining topside space for additional future expansion projects in the area.
“Not only do all-electric subsea solutions significantly reduce topside needs to make large-scale tiebacks such as the Fram Sør development possible, but they also hold the key to unlock more marginal resources through their reduced footprint and simplified operations,” said Mads Hjelmeland, CEO of SLB OneSubsea.
The project will be developed as a subsea tieback to the host platform Troll C in the North Sea, contributing to the security of energy supply from the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Europe.
The contract is subject to regulatory approval of the plan for development and operations.
