The Foinaven field is situated approximately 120 miles west of Shetland. Production from the field was through the Petrojarl Foinaven floating, production, storage, offload (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO reached the end of its design life in 2021 and was removed for decommissioning in 2022.
Initially to be awarded as a turnkey EPIC work scope, the decision was taken to award each component of the decommissioning project to a specialist contractor.
As an established supplier of mooring equipment and management, First Marine Solutions was approached to tender for the work:
In recognition of our consultancy and mooring capabilities, the contract was awarded to FMS in November 2021, with the planning phase commencing in December 2021.
As the successful vendor, this work scope drew upon the full spectrum of FMS capabilities:
As a result of the shift from a turnkey contract award, the project’s shortened timeframe benefited from FMS’ renowned agility. Our response resulted in a timeline of less than nine months from award of scope to execution of offshore works.
This work scope drew upon FMS’ wide-ranging in-house expertise.
A core team of six personnel was supplemented by our mariners, engineers, designers and operations personnel during various project phases, driven not only by the work scope, but by the relatively short timeframes in place.
During the six-week offshore phase, FMS provided upwards of 20 personnel offshore, including client site representatives, tow masters, shift supervisors, riggers, deck supervisors, survey and project engineers.
During a six-week period of intense activity, FMS racked up 969 offshore work days. Illustrative of our ability to provide a flexible and nimble response to our clients’ requirements – whatever the schedule.
Over 4000 tonnes of equipment was recovered from seabed, with operations proceeding as planned – testimony to the comprehensive planning undertaken by our team of experts.
Key to the safe and efficient outcome of any decommissioning project is a commitment to collaboration between all parties. FMS’ significant experience in aligning with other project contractors was applied throughout this project, utilising the exemplary channels of communication created by the client.