{"id":271461,"date":"2025-06-25T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/deepocean-installs-400-ton-structure-in-irpa-field\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:07:17","slug":"deepocean-installs-400-ton-structure-in-irpa-field","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/deepocean-installs-400-ton-structure-in-irpa-field\/","title":{"rendered":"DeepOcean installs 400-ton structure in Irpa field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Norwegian company <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/signature-establish-submarine-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"143454\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeepOcean<\/a><\/strong> has successfully completed the installation of a nearly 400-tonne foundation structure in the Irpa field, located at a depth of 1,350 meters in the Norwegian Sea.<\/p>\n\n<p>The maneuver was performed from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepoceangroup.com\/vessels\/edda-freya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vessel Edda Freya<\/a><\/strong>which used its single-drop lifting system, <strong>operating at 95% of the crane&#8217;s full capacity<\/strong>. This intervention allowed the structure to be positioned with millimeter precision, validating the technical performance of the equipment under extreme underwater conditions. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"the ship that made the installation in Irpa field\" class=\"wp-image-271436\" style=\"width:663px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/buque-Edda-Freya-en-el-campo-Irpa.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vessel Edda Freya. Source: DeepOcean <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irpa field: deepest field on the Norwegian continental shelf<\/h2>\n\n<p>Located in the V\u00f8ring Basin, the Irpa <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equinor.com\/energy\/irpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Irpa field<\/a><\/strong> field represents one of the most complex challenges for gas developments in Norway. The installed structure will serve as the basis for connecting the field to the Aasta Hansteen floating platform. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equinor.com\/energy\/aasta-hansteen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">floating platform Aasta Hansteen<\/a><\/strong>floating platform by means of a tie-back connection. This technical solution seeks to optimize the existing infrastructure, minimizing the environmental impact and maximizing the value of the resource.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The work carried out by DeepOcean is part of a contract with Equinor that also covers the development of the Verdande field. The Oslo-based firm has provided engineering, project management and subsea execution services, including also the installation of a suction anchor at the Aasta Hansteen operations center. <\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:ugcPost:7343170079737483265?compact=1\" height=\"399\" width=\"504\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"Integrated publication\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>The Irpa field reserves are estimated at 20 billion<sup>standard <\/sup>m3 of gas, equivalent to 124 million barrels of oil. This volume could cover the gas consumption of approximately 2.4 million British households for seven years, reinforcing Norway&#8217;s strategic role in Europe&#8217;s energy supply. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/deepocean_deepocean-at-irpa-equinor-activity-7343170426576994304-p46C?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABwDBTAB4GohX6ZtDU9YmG5cMdgez-p4kwY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DeepOcean <\/strong>via LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Main photo: Equinor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Internal photo: DeepOcean  <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The operation used 95% of the Edda Freya&#8217;s crane capacity to install the 400-tonne structure at a depth of 1,350 meters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":271451,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-271461","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/271461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/271461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=271461"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=271461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}