GE Installation & Commissioning パンフレット
PROJECT
SPOTlighT:
Balder Phase 3
The Balder field is located about 190 km off the coast of
Stavanger in water depths averaging 125 m. With estimated
recoverable reserves of 170 million barrels of oil and
0.8 billion m
Stavanger in water depths averaging 125 m. With estimated
recoverable reserves of 170 million barrels of oil and
0.8 billion m
3
of gas, Balder is a problematic reservoir because
of highly viscous oil. It has 12 production wells, three water
injection wells, one gas injection well and a water source
well. All are equipped with independent guidebase, wellhead
system and subsea tree, while some of the production wells
are commingled with shared flowline and riser. Balder is one
of the first Norwegian fields developed with a permanent
FPSO vessel. It began producing in 1999.
injection wells, one gas injection well and a water source
well. All are equipped with independent guidebase, wellhead
system and subsea tree, while some of the production wells
are commingled with shared flowline and riser. Balder is one
of the first Norwegian fields developed with a permanent
FPSO vessel. It began producing in 1999.
We are providing a wide range of products and services for
the refurbishment and upgrade of Balder’s legacy systems
as well as integration of our latest technologies, including
subsea trees, controls, connectors and subsea flexible
pipelines. GE’s VetcoGray SemStar5 subsea electronics
module is a key enabler of this life extension project. A key
benefit of our technology is backwards compatibility that
will avoid costly modification of existing topside facilities and
mitigate future obsolescence issues.
the refurbishment and upgrade of Balder’s legacy systems
as well as integration of our latest technologies, including
subsea trees, controls, connectors and subsea flexible
pipelines. GE’s VetcoGray SemStar5 subsea electronics
module is a key enabler of this life extension project. A key
benefit of our technology is backwards compatibility that
will avoid costly modification of existing topside facilities and
mitigate future obsolescence issues.
Balder currently produces about 135,000 barrels a day and,
although in the decline phase, the upgrade and expansion
work we’re doing now
is expected to keep the
field producing
until 2025.
although in the decline phase, the upgrade and expansion
work we’re doing now
is expected to keep the
field producing
until 2025.
Bergen
Our primary Stavanger service center is supported to the north by a smaller yet equally
capable facility in Fyllingsdalen, just outside Bergen. With a fully equipped workshop
facility and warehouse, the Bergen site provides a wide range of aftermarket and field-life
management services, including repair, testing and offshore service support.
capable facility in Fyllingsdalen, just outside Bergen. With a fully equipped workshop
facility and warehouse, the Bergen site provides a wide range of aftermarket and field-life
management services, including repair, testing and offshore service support.
The Bergen facility is our prime Pressure Control facility in Norway specializing in surface
wellhead and tree technologies.
wellhead and tree technologies.
Footprint
Office
250 m
2
Workshop
750 m
2
Yard storage
800 m
2
Warehouse
550 m
2
Primary capabilities
• Aftermarket support and field-life management
• New product and aftermarket sales and engineering
• Project management and engineering for tail-end and subsea tie-back projects
• Refurbishment, repair and testing
• Project management and engineering for field life managements systems
• New product and aftermarket sales and engineering
• Project management and engineering for tail-end and subsea tie-back projects
• Refurbishment, repair and testing
• Project management and engineering for field life managements systems