Aker will determine how Lundin major discovery can be developed with a floating – Tu.no

Aker Solutions announced today that they have landed an agreement with Lundin Norway for early feasibility studies on the major discoveries the company has made on Lopphøgda in the Barents Sea.

The findings Alta and Gohta created a stir when they were made and with this framework agreement should now draw forward a clearer picture of how a development here can be realized.

among others wrote TU comparability of Gohta and giant found Prirazlomnoye in the Pechora Sea.

Opportunities for development

Aker Solutions first delivery of the framework agreement will be how a FPSO (floating production, storage and offload unit) can be developed.

– This is talk about a feasibility study where we examine the possibilities for the development of the Alta / Gohta. This includes both what we need at the ocean and what we need on the seabed, communication manager at Lundin Norway, Frøydis Eldevik to TU.

She emphasizes that this is in a very early phase of development of its fields in Barents Sea and that there are now a handful of contractors who have received study contract at Alta / Gohta development. They are as follows:

Topside : Aker Solutions, Aibel / Sevan / Breivik, Xodus / Kvaerner / Sevan / GVA

Subsea Subsea 7 / OneSubsea, Xodus / GE / EMAS, Wood Group JP Kenny

Aker Solutions writes in his message that they are very pleased with the agreement Lundin.

– We are pleased with this opportunity to work long term with Lundin. Their focus on the southern part of the Barents Sea fits well with our technology and our engineering expertise, says The head of Aker Solutions, Per Harald Kongelf, in the message.

Can be three times as large as Goliath

Lundin now working on maturation of the resource base for Alta / Gohta, and has contracted rig Leiv Eiriksson to drill further at Alta 3, which was stopped after the previous rig could drill anymore because of lack of winterization.

According to a presentation the company held in April this year the company expects the Alta / Gohta may contain between 216 and 584 million barrels of oil. This means that the field may be more than three times as large as Goliath, has about 187 million barrels.

rig Leiv Eiriksson to drill more for Lundin in the Barents Sea. Photo: Ocean Rig

after completion of Alta 3, the Leiv Eiriksson drilling additional wells on Lopphøgda including Neiden prospect and Filicudi prospect. Both have claimed Lundin potential of over 200 million barrels of oil equivalent.