ExxonMobil deploys Helix in Erha, Usan well intervention
Sopuruchi Onwuka
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has declared that it secured a deepwater well intervention contract from Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater) Limited.
The Oracle Today reports that the continued reliance on foreign firms amplify the yawning local capacity gap in deepwater oilfield activities despite the highly hyped Nigerian Content programme implementation which is in its 14th year.
The project, located offshore Nigeria in the Erha and Usan fields, is expected to commence in September 2024 with the vessel expected to be in Nigeria into 2025. The fields are located approximately 97 km offshore of Nigeria in water depths ranging from 700 to 1,500 meters.
Under the contract, Helix will provide the Q4000, a DP3 riser-based semi-submersible well intervention vessel, a 10k Intervention Riser System (IRS), remotely operated vehicles, project management, and engineering services to cover fully integrated well intervention services from production enhancement to plug and abandonment.
Scotty Sparks, Helix’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, “We are pleased to announce this contract for the Q4000. We are eager to strengthen our relationship with Esso and to further establish our presence as the leader for well intervention services in West Africa.”
The Q4000 provides a world-class offshore platform for a diverse array of tasks such as subsea well intervention, field and well decommissioning, subsea equipment installation and recovery, well testing, and emergency well containment with dedicated service areas to increase safety and vessel efficiency.
