industry update
Oss-nor wins five-year contract for Barents Sea FPSO
Vår Energi has awarded Oss-nor a framework agreement for valve service , covering various engineering tasks related to the maintenance , monitoring , and testing of valves on the FPSO Goliat in the Barents Sea . The framework agreement is for five years and includes two annual one-year extension options , which , if exercised , would allow Oss-nor to provide valve services to the Goliat platform . for a total of seven years , starting July 1 , 2022 . Located in the Barents Sea , 50 km southeast of the Snøhvit field , the Goliat field in production license 229 lies in a water depth of 360 to 420 meters . Originally awarded on May 30 , 1997 , the license was extended until May 15 , 2042 . Vår Energi is the operator of the license with a working 65 % stake and its partner is Equinor with the remaining 35 %. The Goliat field was discovered in 2000 and the development and operating plan ( PDO ) was approved in 2009 . Developed with a cylindrical floating production , storage , and offloading ( FPSO ) facility , the field comprises eight model submarines with a total of 32 well slots are attached to the FPSO . According to Vår Energi shareholder Eni , the FPSO Goliat undertook a 63-day voyage around southern Africa before arriving in the Barents Sea in the spring of 2015 . This Sevan 1000 floating unit is a 64,000-ton platform , 107 meters in diameter , with 14 mooring lines and a production capacity of 100,000 bpd . While Vår Energi works to reduce CO2 emissions , Goliat is powered by electricity from land via an undersea power cable , as well as energy generated on board the platform . Production from the Goliat field started in 2016 .
Samson committed to operations in Germany and Rhine
Samson , the valve and automation specialist headquartered in Frankfurt am Main , Germany , reaffirms its commitment to progress . During the company ’ s international sales meeting , the CEO of Samson , Dr . Andreas Widl , described the way forward : “ We are getting ready to make the biggest investment in the history of our company to achieve three specific goals : establish an optimal operational value stream , create an optimal meeting point for staff and customers alike , and leave an optimal ecological footprint with our construction , production , and Samson products .” Samson , which was founded 115 years ago , currently has 60 subsidiaries and 17 production sites worldwide . New facilities are being built in Germany and other parts of the world . Nonetheless , Samson is not only spending money on brick and mortar . Andreas Widl also emphasized how Samson is investing in creating modern work environments and boosting technologies of the future . Such investments particularly benefit the energy transition , specifically green hydrogen . According to Andreas Widl , Samson continues to rely on Germany and the Rhine- Main region as the strategic base of its largest sites . This commitment to Germany as a center of industry is underlined by the company ’ s decision taken in early 2021 to relocate its headquarters . The heart of Samson ’ s operations will be moved from a plot in Frankfurt ’ s east end – disconnected and dissected by public roads – to an integral piece of land in Offenbach ’ s innovations park where 143,000 m 2 offer sufficient room and space : for Andreas Widl a worthwhile investment for tomorrow and the future growth of Samson .
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