Equinor has awarded a contract to a Norwegian offshore engineering contractor for subsea work on the Snorre expansion project
DeepOceanhas clinched a contract from Equinor to provide subsea construction and installation operations for the Snorre export and import gas(SNEIG)projectinthe northern North Sea.
Executing the SNEIG projectin theTampenarea is part of Equinor’s broader Snorre expansion schemeand isscheduled for 2026.
Equinor plans to extend production this field beyond 2040.Snorre, which lies in300–350 m of water,was discovered in 1979 and has been operational since 1992with hydrocarbon production through a tension-leg platform (Snorre A), a purpose-built semi-submersible unit (Snorre B) and an extensive subsea network of wells, flowlines and umbilicals.
DeepOceansaid itsscope of work includes installing a subsea safety isolation valve, a subsea umbilical, and tie-in to the existing pipeline using connectors and associated tooling.
