Omega in Shtokman and Shah

Published: 12.05.09 (updated: 09.02.11)

In 2009 both Omega AS and Omega PS secured new systems contracts in Murmansk (Russia) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) respectively.

Shtokman

The project

Shtokman is considered the world's largest (discovered) gas field, estimated to contain 2500 billion cubic metres of recoverable gas (more than twice the size of the largest Norwegian gas field, Troll). The field is located on the Russian side of the Barents Sea approximately 500 kilometres outside of Murmansk, Russia.

The Shtokman project is the initiative of Shtokman Development AG (SDAG), of which StatoilHydro owns 24 per cent. The other project partners are Gazprom (51 per cent) and Total (25 per cent). The total estimate for the three development phases of the field is approximately 147 billion Norwegian Kroner.

The contract

In late 2008 a Frame Agreement regarding the provision of consultancy services was signed by SDAG and Omega. On 6 April 2009, this was joined by a Letter of Award for systems contracts between Shtokman Development AG and Omega. These contracts cover the supply of implementation services up until June 2009, followed by a Service Level Agreement covering support of the project up until the Final Investment Decision, which is expected to take place in early 2010.

The approved implementation plan includes services for the Cost, Contract, Risk, Quality Management and Invoice Verification Modules.

Implementation of the Risk module has now been completed, and the Cost Control and Contract modules are currently in progress. The Quality Management and Invoice Verification modules are scheduled for implementation next month, and it is anticipated that all implementation tasks will be completed by the end of June 2009.

Congratulations to Project Manager, Alf Vetvik, and to all who have been involved in the Shtokman project thus far.

Shah

The project

The Shah Gas Field is located onshore, approximately 180 kilometers southwest of the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In 2008, ConocoPhillips (COP) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed an Interim Agreement to develop the Shah Gas Field. ADNOC have a 60 per cent interest and ConocoPhillips have a 40 per cent interest in the project.

The project involves the development of natural gas condensate reservoirs within the Shah Gas Field. The project will involve the construction of a new, one billion cubic feet/day natural gas processing plant at Shah, new natural gas and liquid pipelines and sulfur-exporting facilities at Ruwais (UAE).

The contract

In February 2009, Ståle Håheim, signed a contract with the Shah Project regarding the utilisation of Omega's Bid Management Module on the Shah project, on behalf of Omega PS.

Over the preceding months, Ståle and his team implemented and quality assured the application in the production environment. The application went live in the spring of 2009.

It is hoped that the Bid Management module's successful integration into the project environment may initiate further opportunities for Omega's systems and personnel on this large-scale project.