Besides being a leading operator of innovative floating production platforms and production ships, Statoil has an enviable record in producing hydrocarbons via subsea (seabed) installations.
Our goal is to maximise the production on the Norwegian continental shelf and lay the ground for for further growth.
To achieve this, further technology development is being pursued along the following four lines:
- compact and environment-friendly solutions
- solutions which improve recovery from the reservoirs
- technology which permits long tie-backs to land
- equipment for ultradeep water.
In some cases, combinations of these technologies will be required.
Once the equipment has been developed and installed, efficient intervention systems are essential for carrying out modifications and repairs – both in the well and on the seabed.
Dedicated high-capacity vessels for seabed intervention, modification and repair (IMR), light well intervention(LWI), and through-tubing rotary drilling (TTRD) have been developed to achieve fast response times.
These in turn enable high levels of productivity and reservoir recovery.