Wood has been awarded a $27 million EPCI contract by Equinor for infrastructure upgrades tied to the continued development of the Snorre field in Norway’s North Sea sector.

The new scope covers modifications to topsides and control systems on the Gullfaks A platform. Once complete, the facilities will allow gas to be moved in both directions between the Snorre and Gullfaks fields through a new interconnecting pipeline being delivered under Equinor’s SNEIG project.

According to Wood, the work includes enabling gas imports from Snorre into Gullfaks A, upgrading fiscal metering so that gas imported and exported can be measured and accounted for accurately, and integrating the new systems with the existing production infrastructure. The changes are intended to provide greater flexibility in hydrocarbon production, improve the use of available resources, and help sustain field operations over the longer term.

The EPCI award follows Wood’s completion of front-end engineering design (FEED) for the project earlier this year, extending the company’s involvement in the development.

Henrik Melsom, Senior Vice President of Operations, Norway at Wood, said the Snorre field remains an important element of Norway’s oil and gas industry, and that securing the contract builds on the company’s long-running collaboration with Equinor in the Norwegian North Sea. He added that improving the integration and fiscal measurement of gas transferred between Snorre and Gullfaks will support Equinor’s operational objectives and contribute to the reliable, sustainable use of the two fields.

Wood has delivered maintenance, repair, and modification services on Equinor’s Snorre A and Snorre B platforms since 2016. The latest contract will be executed by more than 70 Wood employees, most of whom are based in Sandefjord, Norway.