Aker BP gets approval for manned underwater operations

Aker BP has received consent from the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority to perform manned underwater operations this year at the Alvheim, Ula and Valhall fields.

The underwater operations will be carried out by Subsea 7’s diving support vessels Seven Falcon and Seven Atlantic and the light diving craft Seven Spray.

Scheduled start-up is the third or fourth quarter 2018.

The activities are estimated to last about 19 days.

Source: Offshore Magazine