Woodside Energy since the ship was new in
2009, a contract that has been extended until
2017. Woodside is Australia's largest oil and gas
operator and is also an international player with
production in places such as the Gulf of Mexico,
Brazil, Korea and Myanmar. Peter Maidment is
the Operations Manager of Solstad Australia, and
he says it is a great advantage to work long-term
for the same customer.
- We know Woodside well having worked for
them for many years. This means that we have
established smooth working relations and are
adept at finding solutions together. This naturally
has a positive effect on safety onboard, Maidment says. Nor Australis mainly carries out IMR
assignments (IMR= Inspection Maintenance
and Repair) on Woodside's oil and gas fields in
northwestern Australia. The ship has also been
used for light subsea constrcution and as a DSV
by divers performing inspection of subsea installations. Nor Australis has a crew of about 25, in
addition to 25-30 representatives of Woodside,
increasing to up to around 100 total POB for
projects.
Everyone contributes
Peter Maidment commends the crew for the
excellent job they have done to ensure safe
operations.
-Everyone onboard has contributed to this.
Safe operations have also been emphasized by
Solstad’s office, and HSEQ Manager Lars Roes
deserves a lot of the credit. Solstad’s proprietary
HSEQ system (Solstad Integrated Management
Woodside's ROV contractor Subsea 7
System) SIMS has now been fully integrated also
here in Australia, and we see that it is a very useful tool, Maidment says. They are five employees
in the office in Perth, he says, in addition to a
team of 3-4 people working in engineering and
project management in connection with DLB
Norce Endeavour's assignment on Barrow Island
(see separate article page 48).
A number of large development projects in
Australia are currently being planned, and Peter
Maidment admits that Solstad would like to be in
on some of the future activities.
- We have a well established office in Perth,
we enjoy good contact with clients and have
experience from demanding operations. We are
thereby well positioned to compete for jobs in
Australia in the time to come, Peter Maidment
concludes.
Solstad Australia HSEQ Manager Lars Roes commending the vessel crew on their contribution to 2 years LTI - Free.
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