[Cote D'Ivorie] Voyageur Spirit

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[Cote D'Ivorie] Voyageur Spirit

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Premier Oil loses £9.5million legal battle to Altera over Huntington FPSO

Premier Oil has lost a $12.1m (£9.5m) legal dispute over a contract for the FPSO on the North Sea Huntington field.



First oil was achieved from Huntington in Block 22/14b of the CNS in April 2013. Cessation of production was originally planned for 2017, but production finally ceased in April 2020.

The UK oil and gas operator Premier Oil has field decommissioning plans for the departure of the Voyageur Spirit FPSO and the removal of the riser system from the Huntington offshore oil field in the North Sea.

The Huntington Field is located in block 22/14b of the Central North Sea, approximately 230 km from Aberdeen, in a water depth of approximately 89 meters. The cylindrical FPSO with a storage capacity of 270,000 barrels has been producing oil from the North Sea oil field since 2013. Produced oil is stored in cargo oil tanks and exported using shuttle tankers.

Premier oil said, "Premier Oil has investigated various alternative production strategies to further extend the life of the Huntington field, but no viable alternative to decommissioning has been identified..."

The Huntington field will continue production via the FPSO until relevant notices are made to cease production.

The Voyageur Spirit will be used for the initial decommissioning activities, namely the flushing/de-oiling of the subsea infrastructure i.e. manifolds, risers, subsea pipelines and umbilical, and to support with the implementation of positive isolations.

The FPSO, Premier said in its plan on Friday, is then not required to perform any further decommissioning related activities on the subsea infrastructure after completion of the decommissioning activities.

Premier has proposed for the FPSO to be removed from its current location. According to Premier Oil, Teekay will look for an arrangement to redeploy the floating production unit elsewhere.

Activities associated with subsequent decommissioning stages of the subsea pipelines, umbilical, risers, and other subsea infrastructure will require the services provided by other specialist vessels.

The early removal of this Installation will not prejudice any further decommissioning work in the Huntington Field, Premier has said, explaining that the remaining Huntington field infrastructure will be subject to a separate Decommissioning Programme at the end of field life.
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Altera Infrastructure's FPSO Voyageur Spirit has left the Kishorn Port, in UK. The cylindrical FPSO has been at Kishorn Port and Dry Dock since July 2020. The FPSO was floated onto the heavy load carrier vessel, ‘Xin Yao Hua’, a first for Kishorn Port being the largest vessel believed to visit the port in its history. The FPSO was destined for Eni's operated Baleine phase 2 project, offshore Cote d'Ivorie.
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Altera awarded contracts with Eni for the Baleine Field
Voyageur Spirit FPSO to be redeployed and Shuttle Tanker Nordic Brasilia to be converted into FSO

WESTHILL, United Kingdom, Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altera Infrastructure has been awarded contracts for redeployment of the FPSO Voyageur Spirit and the shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia for the Baleine Phase 2 project, located offshore Côte d'Ivoire. The vessels are set for deployment on the Baleine field with a 15-year firm contract.

The development of the project will be on a fast-track schedule with a planned start-up date for Phase 2 in the fourth quarter 2024. The vessels, Voyageur Spirit and Nordic Brasilia, are currently undergoing life extension work and field specific modifications at Drydocks World in Dubai. Voyageur Spirit is a cylindrical shaped FPSO, that previously operated on the Huntington field in the North Sea until 2020. The shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia will be converted into an FSO to provide additional storage capacity to the Voyageur FPSO. Altera will own and operate both vessels.

The development of Baleine is Africa’s first net zero emissions project – (Scope 1 and 2) and Altera is excited to join Eni in moving the industry forward by focusing on more sustainable developments.
Chris Brett, President Altera Infrastructure Production;

“Securing contracts in a promising region like Côte d'Ivoire is a significant acknowledgment of Altera’s capability in delivering complex projects on a fast-track timeline. This is now our second contract award in short succession based on the redeployment of an existing FPSO and demonstrates that redeployments are some of the fastest, most cost-effective and emissions friendly ways for our customers to develop their projects in the current market. With this award, we continue to build our project presence in Dubai and already have a presence in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire where we intend to be committed and engaged contributors to the development of a growing industry for many years to come.”
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Read more about Eni and Baleine here:

https://www.eni.com/en-IT/operations/co ... leine.html
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