In addition the contract includes conceptual design of the 200 km long gas expert pipeline form Wisting field to the Snøhvit D template.
Wisting is a discovery in the Barents Sea, 300 kilometres from Norway’s northern coast. The water depth is 400 metres. Equinor will have the operatorship of Wisting in the development phase, while OMV will assume the role as operator for the operation phase.
Wisting Field Location in the Barents Sea (https://www.equinor.com/no/news/2019-12-02-wisting.html)
CEO of IKM Ocean Design, Peder Hoås, says we are very grateful to be given the possibility to support Equinor in the development phase of a new major project in the Barents Sea. This work will be a continuation of the IKM Ocean Design commitment to support Equinor with innovative and cost-effective solutions for projects in this area, which has been demonstrated during execution of the Johan Castberg project.
IKM Ocean Design is a leading independent subsea engineering provider with 37 years of experience and offices in Stavanger, Trondheim and Oslo. IKM Ocean Design employs 80 engineers within the areas of subsea field development, subsea pipelines and cables, subsea structures and renewable energy engineering.
For more information: Silje.Nyman@IKM.no