Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a SIMOPRO – simultaneous marine operation and production – installation contract by Equinor on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract was announced on September 30, 2025.

Scope of Work and Operations

DeepOcean's scope of work entails SIMOPRO installation work on both the Åsgård and Visund fields. The company will undertake onshore project management, engineering, and procurement services as well as offshore operations. A SIMOPRO operation refers to a complex offshore job where marine construction or installation activities are carried out while an offshore facility is producing hydrocarbons.

This type of job requires high-level coordination and safety planning from both the operator and subcontractors to ensure smooth execution.

Åsgård Field Operations

DeepOcean's scope of work on Åsgard includes riser removal at the Åsgård B platform, installation of a new production riser, and dynamic umbilical connecting the Berling subsea production assets to Åsgård B. The Åsgård scope also includes installation of two static infield bypass umbilicals, installation of flying leads, and protection covers. The Åsgård field is located in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 200 kilometers off the coast of Mid-Norway, at water depths ranging from 240 and 300 meters.

Visund Field Work and Execution Timeline

At Visund, the work scope includes replacing a production riser. The Visund field is located in the North Sea, approximately 140 kilometres west of Florø, in water depths of about 335 meters. The installation work will be carried out during the primary summer season of 2026, utilizing the state-of-the-art construction vessel Edda Freya. These projects require detailed planning of offshore activities. DeepOcean's approach is to conduct onshore simulator training for the vessel's marine crew in advance, ensuring safe and controlled operations once offshore.

Olaf A. Hansen, Managing Director of DeepOcean Europe, stated that the company has successfully delivered such projects in the past for Equinor and is therefore delighted to be chosen once again. Hansen emphasized that these projects require detailed planning of the offshore activities and that their approach is to conduct onshore simulator training of the vessel's marine crew in advance to ensure safe and controlled operations once offshore.

DeepOcean is described as a world-leading ocean services provider, enabling energy transition and sustainable use of ocean resources, offering survey, engineering, project management, installation, maintenance, and recycling services for oil and gas, offshore renewables, deep sea minerals, and other ocean services. The company is owned by Triton, a leading European mid-market sector specialist investor founded in 1997, which invests in businesses providing essential goods and services in the Business Services, Industrial Tech, and Healthcare sectors.

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