Statoil and its partners have awarded several subsea pipeline and marine installation contracts for the Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea.

The contracts will provide ripple effects in northern Norway. The total contract value is estimated at NOK 2.3 billion.

The Aasta Hansteen field development represents a number of firsts on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in terms of water depth and technological solutions.

"Aasta Hansteen will contribute significantly to Statoil's equity production when the field is on stream. This field will be the first deepwater development in the Norwegian Sea and will also open for tie-in of existing and new discoveries," says Ivar Aasheim, Statoil's head of field development on the NCS.

"With these contract awards we will also see the first steel catenary risers and the installation of mechanically lined pipe by reeling in the Norwegian Sea."

This work will be performed by Subsea 7, who has been awarded contracts worth an estimated NOK 2.2 billion for the subsea lines and marine operations - including floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit tow to field and mooring.

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