Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP has ticked off another box for its oil field life extension project by putting a new jacket in the North Sea with a semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) owned and operated by Heerema Marine Contractors. This milestone is part of a development project that aims to extend the life of a field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for another 40 years.
After the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy greenlighted multiple developments , including the Valhall PWP-Fenris development, in June 2023, the project entered into the construction phase in September 2023 with the cutting of the first steel plate for Valhall PWP at Aker Solutions ’ Stord yard.