DNV GL has secured a major project from Maersk Oil North Sea U.K. for the Culzean Field development project. Elisabeth Tørstad, CEO for DNV GL Oil & Gas, signed the contract on Oct. 24 at the DNV GL office in Esbjerg, Denmark.

The scope includes independent competent person verification, independent verification body, the pressure equipment directive and the explosive atmospheres directive ATEX services, according to a press release from DNV GL. The team will be managed from a single point in the U.K., and DNV GL will use additional resources and expertise from the team in Denmark to deliver the work.

“DNV GL proposes to work together with Maersk Oil U.K. as part of one integrated team with the view to helping deliver the project fully compliant, on schedule and on cost,” John Harper, project manager, said in the press release. ”It is fully understood that the Culzean Project is a flagship project for Maersk Oil globally. The U.K. Safety Case Regulations Legislation is the overall driver for this work, and compliance with Maersk Oil U.K. Technical Standards and Design Standards is a key driver.”

The Maersk Oil-operated Culzean project is one of the largest gas discoveries of recent years in the U.K. North Sea, according to the release. Culzean is an HP/HT field discovered in 2008 in Block 22/25 of the U.K. Central North Sea that was further appraised between 2009 and 2011. If successfully developed, it could provide around 5% of the U.K.’s total gas consumption by 2020 to 2021. First gas from the project is currently expected in 2019.

Maersk Oil and its co-partners JX Nippon E&P (U.K.) Ltd. and Britoil (BP) have chosen a new standalone facility to develop the discovery, which includes a complex of bridge-linked platforms comprising a 12-slot wellhead platform, a central processing facility, and utilities and living quarters. Subject to a final investment decision in 2015, a phased installation of the facilities would begin in 2016.

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