Projects

VALHALL POWER FROM SHORE

(PFS) HVDC LIGHT SYSTEM for BP NORGE (2008 – 2011) CHALLENGE: to install and protect an HVDC Light offshore cable, taking green power from the Norwegian mainland to the oil field on the Norwegian continental shelf. This involved cable-floating, de-ballasting and rock emplacement techniques at several hundreds of metres. The...

DRILL-CUTTING CHARACTERISATION

BP NORGE (2011-2012) CHALLENGE: to complete a drill-cutting mound of part of the Valhall Oil Field BP NORGE showing depths of penetration approaching 2m and sample recovery never achieved before. Drawing on our expertise and using new combinations of innovative technology – including the Stinger AS – the project was...

FOUNDATION GEOLOGY for BP

A SYNTHETIC MODEL for BP UK (2014-2015) CHALLENGE: to derive a synthetic model for assessing boulder identification and distribution of shallow geology and then to plan the field acquisition of the data-set in order to confirm viability of this technique. This is in an area where seabed strength prevents conventional...