With this project, Sarens consolidates its presence in Norway, a country where it has already worked on major projects, such as the decommissioning of topsides at the Quarters Platform (QP) together with Allseas in the North Sea, and the load-out of a topside weighing more than 5200 t at Aker Solutions' decommissioning yard in Stord.
Sarens, a world leader in heavy lifting, engineered transport and crane rental services, has been directly involved in the transport tasks required for the construction of the Valhall PWP oilfield, taking responsibility for the first load-out of an 11 500 t jacket, including grillage, at the Aker Solutions facility in Verdal, Norway. This jacket measured 118.3 x 78.3 x 51.9 m.
For this operation, Sarens engineering team mobilised 55 truckloads of equipment. With everything in place, an eight person on-site crew, including a female SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Trailer) operator, the team deployed 354 axle lines SPMT and a 1000 and 600 ballasting system.
In the coming months, Sarens will continue to collaborate with Aker Solutions in the transport of new parts relevant to the project, such as the utility section and the wellhead section in autumn this year, and the MEG Module, whose transport will be completed before the end of the year.
With this project, Sarens consolidates its presence in Norway, a country where it has already participated in major projects in the energy sector, and more specifically in projects related to Valhall. Among others, it collaborated with Allseas and Aker BP in the loading out process of a 5205 t topside from this field at Aker Solutions' decommissioning yard in Stord. It also participated directly in the transport of decommissioned platform topsides from Valhall's Quarters Platform (QP) on behalf of Allseas, providing its barge Louis, capable of supporting topsides of more than 3850 t.
According to Sindre Vandbakk, Key Account Manager at Sarens in Norway, ‘our participation in strategic projects for the country such as Valhall demonstrates our absolute commitment to Norway. We are grateful to Aker Solutions for their continued trust over the years, during which we have been able to participate in all kinds of large-scale tasks, and we look forward to working together for many years to come’.
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