Oss-nor scoops five-year deal for valve services on an FPSO in the Barents Sea

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has awarded a long-term framework agreement to the Hammerfest-based Oss-nor for valve services on an FPSO in the Barents Sea.

Vår Energi revealed last Friday that it has given Oss-nor a framework agreement for valve service, covering various engineering tasks related to maintenance, follow-up and testing of valves on the Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea.

Steffen Varpe, Head of the Vår Energi office in Hammerfest, remarked: “We have a well-established relationship with Oss-nor and are happy that we now ensure continuity in services that are important to us. Their local presence in Hammerfest provides a good framework for close cooperation. Furthermore, we get the opportunity to secure activities and jobs in Finnmark.”

The framework agreement is for a period of five years and includes two annual one-year options for extension, which if exercised would allow Oss-nor to provide valve services to the Goliat FPSO for seven years in total, starting on 1 July 2022.

Vår Energi’s Industry & Public Affairs Coordinator, Kaj Gunnar Dahl, explained: “Oss-nor has a good set-up for apprentices and make an effort on local recruitment and building competence in Hammerfest. Their approach harmonizes very well with our principle of creating opportunities and ripple effects where we are present.”

Located in the Barents Sea, 50 kilometres southeast of the Snøhvit field, the Goliat field in production licence 229 lies at a water depth of 360-420 metres. Originally awarded on 30 May 1997, the licence has been extended until 15 May 2042. Vår Energi is the operator of the licence with a 65 per cent working interest and its partner is Equinor with the remaining 35 per cent.