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LIKE RIPPLES ON WATER

– TYRA IS CREATING

JOBS AND REVENUE

By Morten Hahn-Pedersen, historian

When large investments are made, the impact spreads

around the world like ripples on water in terms of
jobs and revenue, depending on where the necessary

expertise and the most suitable equipment is available
at the right price.

This is also the case for the DKK 21 billion which Total Rosetti (Italy) are delivering the new accommodation
and its partners at DUC are currently investing in the Tyra platform for the new Tyra field. This is also an EPC con-
Redevelopment project. Closure and preparation, dis- tract. Engineering work will take place in Milan, while
mantling and decommissioning, modification and adap- the building of the platform will take place at the com-
tation of existing facilities, new construction and installa- pany’s shipyard in Ravenna.
tion of new jackets and platforms, as well as preparation
for the resumption of production at Tyra, is creating a Dragados (Spain) are responsible for building and de-
huge flow of capital and generating thousands of jobs. livering jackets for the new accomodation and process
platforms. The work is being performed at the company’s
Right now, 750 people in the North Sea are starting shipyard in Cadiz.
‘hook down’: preparation for dismantling the existing
installations in the coming summer season. In total, it is Heerema Marine Contractors (the Netherlands) have
estimated that just the offshore activities in the Danish been awarded an EPC contract for the dismantling and
part of the North Sea will amount to about 1.5 million decommissioning of the existing wellhead and riser plat-
man hours. But a number of activities related to the forms in the Tyra field as well as for the transport and in-
project are going on in many other places, and as well as stallation of the process platform, jackets, and wellhead
Danish companies, subcontractors in the USA, Indonesia, and riser platforms for the new Tyra field.
Malaysia, India, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands are
benefitting from investment in the Tyra Redevelopment Allseas (the Netherlands) have an EPC contract for the
project. dismantling and decommissioning of the two integrated
accomodation and process platforms in Tyra East and
THE MOST IMPORTANT FOREIGN SUPPLIERS Tyra West respectively.
TO THE TYRA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ARE:
But the Tyra Redevelopment project is also creating jobs
McDermott (USA) are carrying out engineering, construc- and revenue locally. Among the many subcontractors
tion and delivery of the process platform, as well as of who have departments or are based in Esbjerg are, for
four wellhead and two riser platforms, to the new Tyra example:
field. The company is working on an EPC contract (En-
gineering, Procurement and Construction). Engineering Ramboll Energi and ISC Rågivende Ingeniører, who are
work will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, while supplying engineering.
the building of the platforms will take place in Batam,
Indonesia. DNV Norsk Veritas, who are in charge of the certification
work.

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