Awarding drilling and well service contracts worth NOK 30 billion
Equinor is awarding new service contracts to Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton AS and Schlumberger Norge AS for integrated drilling and well services on most of the Equinor-operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf. Initially awarded for four years, the contracts have a total estimated value of some NOK 30 billion.
The contracts include options for five 2-year extensions. Extension of the contracts is subject to continuous achievement of the goals for well deliveries.
“This is a great day for Equinor and the Norwegian continental shelf. The contracts are the biggest we have ever awarded within drilling and well service. The integrated delivery model we have chosen will strengthen the interaction between the service supplier, rig supplier and operator, enabling us to drill more wells. This, in turn, will enhance recovery and ensure long-term operations,” says Pål Eitrheim, Equinor’s chief procurement officer.
The purpose of integrated drilling and well services is to clarify roles and responsibilities. This results in less interfaces and more clearly defined responsibilities, facilitating more seamless planning and implementation of the operations between the various contributors.
Building on experience
“The collaboration model has already been tested out for Johan Sverdrup Phase 1, Aasta Hansteen, Mariner and the Askeladd and Askepott Cat J rigs with very good safety and efficiency results,” says Geir Tungesvik, senior vice president, drilling & well.
The new contracts will create jobs for some 2000 people on 17 fixed platforms and eight mobile rigs. They replace the current service contracts, which expire on 31 August. The contracts aim at new ways of collaborating, giving the service suppliers greater responsibility for services than before. Support from land will be essential to successful implementation of integrated operations. For mobile units the service contracts will be linked to the rig rather than the various licences.
“The service supplier, rig supplier and Equinor will collaborate as a team, and together decide how to best solve the tasks. We have common drivers to help us achieve our aims, and we are willing to reward good performance, because it helps us increase profitability. The principle of the collaboration model is to always operate according to best practice, learn across operations and leverage lessons learned for continuous improvement,” says Tungesvik.
The contracts include the following services for well construction:
- Integrated drilling services
- Cementation and pumping
- Drilling and completion fluids
- Electrical logging
- Completion
The press is invited to attend the contract signing in Equinor’s main office in Stavanger Monday 18 June at 10:00.
Meeting time: 09:45
Meeting place: Reception Equinor Business Centre
Attendants:
- Pål Eitrheim, chief procurement officer, Equinor
- Geir Tungesvik, senior vice president drilling& well, Equinor
- Christopher W. Jones, Europe oilfields services leader, Baker Hughes GE
- Sanjeev Verma, vice president Norway operations, Halliburton
- Atle Nottveit, geomarket manager Scandinavia, Schlumberger
To register to the contract signing ceremony contact Morten Eek meek@equinor.com.
Awarded contracts:
Installations
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Field
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Awarded to
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Comments
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Songa Enabler
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Trestakk, Johan Castberg
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Halliburton
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The service contract for Trestakk has been awarded earlier.
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Songa Encourage, Njord A,
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Åsgard, Heidrun subsea, Norne, Njord
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Halliburton
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Njord is subject to partner approval
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Heidrun A
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Heidrun
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Halliburton
Baker Hughes GE
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Halliburton delivers drilling, fluid and cementing services.
Baker Hughes GE delivers upper completion.
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Snorre A og B, Transocean Spitsbergen
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Snorre A og B, Snorre Expansion Project
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Halliburton
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Songa Equinox,
Songa Endurance,
COSLPromoter
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Troll oil wells, Troll phase 3
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Baker Hughes GE
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Oseberg B, C, East, South
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Oseberg field wells
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Baker Hughes GE
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Grane A
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Grane
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Baker Hughes GE
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Gullfaks A, B og C
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Gullfaks field wells
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Schlumberger
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Kvitebjørn A
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Kvitebjørn field wells
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Schlumberger
Halliburton
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Schlumberger delivers drilling, fluid and cementing services.
Halliburton delivers upper completion.
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Statfjord A, B og C
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Statfjord, Sleipner A
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Schlumberger
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Visund A, Mærsk Integrator
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Visund, Gina Krog
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Schlumberger
Baker Hughes GE
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Schlumberger delivers drilling, fluid and cementing services.
Baker Hughes GE delivers upper completion. Gina Krog is subject to partner approval.
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In addition, a letter of intent has been signed with Schlumberger for a future exploration rig not yet chartered by Equinor. At the same time negotiations of contracts for drilling and well services associated with two mobile rigs are in progress.
International awards:
Installations
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Field
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Awarded to
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Comments
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Peregrino A, B and C
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Peregrino
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Schlumberger
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Awarded integrated drilling services for Peregrino phase 1 and 2
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Mariner A, Noble Lloyd Noble
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Mariner
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Schlumberger
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Letter of intent issued for integrated drilling and well services
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Previously awarded service contracts:
Installations
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Field
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Awarded to
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Comments
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Deepsea Atlantic
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Johan Sverdrup Phase 1, Tune, Utgard, Visund Nord
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Baker Hughes GE
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Service agreements not yet awarded for future rig
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Aasta Hansteen
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Aasta Hansteen
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Halliburton
Baker Hughes GE
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Halliburton delivers drilling, fluid, and cementing services.
Baker Hughes GE delivers upper completion.
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Askeladden
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Gullfaks
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Schlumberger
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Askepott
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Oseberg
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Baker Hughes GE
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Martin Linge
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Martin Linge
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Schlumberger
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