Norway’s offshore safety authority Havtil has given Aker BP permission to station the accommodation unit Floatel Endurance at the Skarv development in the Norwegian Sea. The semi-submersible will act as temporary living quarters for personnel on the field, which lies in the northern Norwegian Sea, about 35 km to the south-west of the Norne field.
Skarv is located in water depths of roughly 350–450 m and was discovered in 1998. In 2007, the authorities signed off on a PDO covering a combined development concept for Skarv and Idun. The field is produced via an FPSO linked to five subsea structures and 15 wells, with regular output from the area starting in 2013.
Built in 2015 at the Keppel FELS yard in Singapore, Floatel Endurance is a semi-submersible unit designed to provide accommodation and support for construction work. The rig secured its AoC from the Norwegian regulator in 2016.
Beyond the new assignment at Skarv, Aker BP has already lined up the vessel for additional work. The company has chartered Floatel Endurance for the Yggdrasil development in the third quarter of 2026 and has also reserved the unit for a 2029 campaign to support the FPSO Alvheim on Norway’s NCS area in the central North Sea.
