Under the terms of agreement, Andrew Palmer and Associates – the offshore business stream of the Penspen Group – will provide subsea front-end engineering design (FEED) for pipelines and infrastructure to maximise the oil and gas production of the Stella, Harrier and Hurricane fields.
The Stella and Harrier fields are located in the Central North Sea within UKCS Block 30/6a, 280 km east-southeast of Aberdeen in a water depth of approximately 85 m. The Hurricane field lies in UKCS Block 29/10b, approximately 10 km west of the Stella field.
Ithaca Energy gained an interest in the Greater Stella Area in 2008 and contracted EPC Offshore to provide project management of the subsea and pipelines elements of the development earlier this year.
Penspen Managing Director of Engineering and Project Management and Director of Offshore Ernie Lamza said “This contract is an important win which reinforces our strong record in subsea FEED studies. Penspen is looking forward to working with EPC Offshore and Ithaca, utilising our strengths and expertise to optimise the subsea and pipeline elements of the Greater Stella Area development.”