In the Norwegian North Sea, Sleipnir effectively got rid of the 8100 mT Jotun- B coat for customer VårEnergi The system was set up in 1998 by Heerema’s Thialf, that went back to the Jotun Field in 2015 to get rid of the topsides and also conductors– showing the circularity of Heerema’s participation in the lifecycle of these currently retiring systems.
What we placed in, we obtain.
For the coat elimination, Sleipnir reached the Jotun Field situated 200 kilometres west of Stavanger on Friday, July 11, and also finished the task by unloading the coat onto the quayside at the AF Milj øbase deactivating website in Vats, Norway on Thursday, July 16.

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The deactivating job was finished securely, sustainably, and also someday in advance of routine; the outcome of outstanding partnership in between Heerema and also VårEnergi The whole elimination extent in the Jotun Field was finished in just 4 days.
During this task, skirt stacks with sizes 2.7 m and also 80mm wall surface density were reduced subsea, the biggest ever before carried out in by doing this. Additionally, Heerema made a 40m lengthy spreaderbar within 2mm resistance for a limited, however best fit.
Sleipnir is the globe’s most lasting SSCV, and also throughout the task, the vessel executed the complete elimination procedures while operating on emission-reducing LNG gas. By making use of LNG, Sleipnir decreases CARBON DIOXIDE exhausts by 25%, decreases NOx exhausts by 92%, decreases SOx exhausts by 99%, and also Particulate Materials by << 99 %contrasted to conventional Marine Gas Oil crane vessels.
Now that the Jotun- B coat has actually been securely and also sustainably carried to Vats, it will certainly finish its lifecycle by being reused as much as 99%.
Heerema’s Chief Executive Officer, Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven kept in mind that ‘we set records to break them, and we are proud to have worked alongside our client Vår Energi to complete the Jotun-B removal with mighty Sleipnir safely, sustainably, and in the shortest possible time.’
It is vital to keep in mind that all firms included complied with the rigorous federal government standards to secure their labor forces throughout the recurring COVID-19 break out. For Heerema, protecting our staff members and also those that function along with Heerema is constantly the leading concern.
Reference: heerema.com
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