{"id":303094,"date":"2025-10-01T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/deepocean-and-equinor-agree-to-execute-simopro-operation\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:52:11","slug":"deepocean-and-equinor-agree-to-execute-simopro-operation","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/deepocean-and-equinor-agree-to-execute-simopro-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"DeepOcean and Equinor agree to execute SIMOPRO operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>DeepOcean<\/strong> recently <strong>announced that it has secured a subsea installation contract with Equinor<\/strong> to execute a SIMOPRO operation in two oil fields on the Norwegian continental shelf. The agreement provides for simultaneous subsea construction activities <strong>while the facilities continue to produce hydrocarbons<\/strong>, an activity that places high demands on planning and safety. <\/p>\n\n<p>Given the level of complexity of the <strong>SIMOPRO operation<\/strong>, the company plans to conduct pre-training in onshore simulators for marine crews. The project implementation is scheduled for the <strong>peak summer season of 2026<\/strong> and will be carried out using the <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepoceangroup.com\/vessels\/edda-freya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">construction vessel Edda Freya<\/a>\n<\/strong>a vessel equipped for complex subsea operations. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a SIMOPRO operation and what does the contract consist of?<\/h2>\n\n<p>A <strong>SIMOPRO (Simultaneous Marine Operations and Production)<\/strong> operation is an activity in which marine construction or installation work is carried out while the oil platform continues to produce hydrocarbons. <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/industrial-refining-processes-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">producing hydrocarbons<\/a>\n<\/strong>. This type of activity requires <strong>precise coordination and rigorous<\/strong> safety <strong>planning<\/strong> to avoid interference or incidents. <\/p>\n\n<p>The contract involves DeepOcean performing subsea installations for the <strong>\u00c5sgard and Visund fields<\/strong>. For the \u00c5sgard field, it will remove the riser on the \u00c5sgard B platform and replace it with a new production riser, as well as connect a dynamic umbilical from the Berling subsea systems and install static bypass umbilicals, floating cables and protective covers. <\/p>\n\n<p>For the Visund field, the production riser will be replaced. These tasks will be part of a coordinated logistics operation in a marine environment <strong>more than 200 kilometers off the central Norwegian coast<\/strong>, with depths reaching 300 meters. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic context of the partnership<\/h2>\n\n<p>The <strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/signature-establish-submarine-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collaboration between the two companies<\/a>\n<\/strong> dates back to DeepOcean&#8217;s inception in 1999, so it is not surprising that Equinor would choose them for its critical projects, given the <strong>successful execution of similar projects in the past<\/strong>. In addition, both companies are aligned on the energy transition, with Equinor looking to achieve <strong>net zero emissions by 2050<\/strong>, and DeepOcean presenting itself as an enabler in remote operations and carbon footprint reduction. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepoceangroup.com\/articles\/deepocean-awarded-installation-contract-by-equinor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeepOcean<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The operation will be carried out in active production facilities, requiring maximum technical coordination and the use of previous simulators on land.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":303038,"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-303094","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\/303094","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\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/303094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=303094"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=303094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}