ENEGI Oil has won further support for its plan to bring undeveloped North Sea fields into production using technology such as unmanned buoys and towers.
The Arup engineering consultancy has joined the consortium led by Enegi, which believes the technology could be used to slash the cost of developing what are classed as marginal fields.
The consultancy has developed a range of self-installing and reusable production platforms that have been deployed on fields in Australasia.
Enegi believes the platforms could be combined with the technology it offers to help transform the economics of some developments.
Alan Minty, chairman of Enegi, said Arup’s platforms could be used on a number of potential projects that consortium members are discussing.
The former Scottish squash international noted Arup’s project management expertise could also help the consortium deliver projects.
“ Arup is the final essential member of the Consortium and their addition significantly enhances our coherent vision of how marginal field projects can be transformed and delivered on time and within budge,” said Mr Minty.
Rob Duffin, oil and gas Leader at Arup, said the approach being followed by the Marginal Field Delivery consortium could help maximise the recovery of resources in the North Sea and beyond at a time of lower oil prices.
Arup has joined the initiative three months after Enegi said talks with Wood Group about the Aberdeen-based oil services giant participating in the marginal field initiative had ended.
Other members of the consortium include AGR Well Services and the Kongsberg Maritime marine technology business.
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