Successful installation of the Blythe & Southwark wellhead platforms  EPC-partner Offshore energy Wellhead platform

Recent milestones

After finalisation of the pre-commissioning and completion at HSM’s construction yard, all eyes were focused on the transport and installation of both wellhead platforms Blythe and Southwark. The barge with the Southwark platform and the installation vessel Seaway Oleg Strashnov sailed away in mid-May, awaiting good weather to install the jacket. When the weather conditions had calmed after a storm passed over the installation site for some days, the offshore team installed the Southwark jacket. In the meantime the barge with the Blythe platform sailed away and the offshore team mobilised to the Blythe installation site. The Blythe jacket and topside were successfully installed by the start of June and the Southwark topsides were installed shortly afterwards. 

IOG’s Phase 1 drilling campaign started at the Elgood location in April and our subcontractors will be mobilised during or shortly after the Blythe drilling to execute the offshore hook-up of the flowlines to the x-tree to connect the Elgood subsea well and to connect the export riser. 

Pleasant cooperation

We would like to take this opportunity to thank IOG and HSM Offshore BV for the pleasant cooperation. And we thank everybody else who contributed to the successful completion of the engineering, design, procurement, construction and installation of the Blythe and Southwark platforms!

Would you like to know more about this project? Fedor will be pleased to tell you more. Contact him by email or call​ 088 943 2802.