General information
| Client | Repsol Norge AS |
| Project | Gyda platform removal |
| Year | 2022 |
| Location | Norwegian North Sea |
| Vessels | Pioneering Spirit, Oceanic |
| Max. water depth | 66 m |
Gyda platform removal
Scope of work
- Engineering, preparation, removal and disposal of 18,400 t topsides, 11,500 t jacket, jacket conductors (32) and template
- Pre-lift preparation work including removal and separation of under-deck caissons
- Design, fabrication and installation of bearing brackets to accommodate “horseshoe” lifting tools
- Topsides leg cutting
- Jacket pile and leg cutting, and template removal
- Transfer and load-in of topsides and jacket to Aker Solutions (Norway) disposal facility for recycling
- Transport, load-in and disposal of conductors at a disposal facility in the Netherlands
Project specials
- Design, fabrication and welding of bearing blocks for horseshoe connections, lift trunnions with fixed spreader bars for the jacket lift and various frames for the conductor removal scope
- Welding of bearing brackets with own crew in combination with corona restrictions
- Transport of jacket from field, and subsequent load-in to disposal yard, in near-vertical position
- Optimisations for topsides load-in to accommodate future toppling of the structure
- Fabrication of jacket lift trunnions with a capacity of 5500 t each
- Removal and reclining conductors of 76 m each
