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Sea Swift Platforms

Requirements

Field proven technology.
Lower installation costs.
Reduced intervention costs.
Access by Crew Boat or helicopter.
Fast delivery.
Installation by standard jack up and Supply Boat.

Sea Swift technology unites the advantages of a platform with the rig-run benefits of a subsea development.

Our conductor-supported platform concept means lower capital and installation/intervention costs than either of the traditional methods.

Sea Swift is versatile and flexible and offers a tried and tested technology for reducing costs in shallow water field developments.

Wellhead Tower

The Sea Swift Wellhead Tower provides an easy solution for adding new slots to existing platforms. It also enables wells to be drilled and completed before the arrival of a larger platform.

Platform Extension

Provides a low-cost platform extension option for additional wells or equipment.
Delivery time is significantly reduced compared to a traditional platform.
Quickly increases production from platforms constrained by the number of existing slots.

Pre-Drilling

The ultimate application of pre-drilling template operations, enabling wells to be drilled, completed and have dry trees installed before the arrival of the main platform.
Allows pipelines to be laid and tied-in before platform delivery.
Enables earlier first oil or gas thanks to a simple hook-up after platform delivery to begin production.
Simplifies critical path and reduces project costs. No need for rig to return to tieback pre-drilled wells or construction vessel to return to tie in pipelines.

Minimum Facilities Platform

Sea Swift provides an alternative to traditional minimum facilities platforms and subsea developments for shallow water applications.

Like a traditional platform, maintenance and well capital costs are reduced as dry trees are used and access is by Crew Boat or helicopter, instead of an intervention vessel.

Like a subsea development, however, Sea Swift allows all operations to be carried out by a standard jack-up rig without additional installation vessels and without the large investment in traditional platform structures.

But unlike both traditional platforms and subsea developments, Sea Swift is not constrained by significant lead times for material and manufacture and it can reduce the overall project cost associated with either.

The speed of delivery could make the difference between production this winter or the next.

Modular Platform

In its largest version, Sea Swift can take the form of a significant platform.

The modular design concept allows a central wellbay module, typically containing up to 12 wells, to be combined with separate process modules. This results in a larger platform than could be handled by the rig as a single piece.

The modular design allows a significant platform to be installed while maintaining all the benefits of the Sea Swift concept.

Advantages

Reduced platform capital cost.
Simplified critical path – all operations can be carried out by the rig vessel, removing the need for heavy lift vessels.
Fast delivery of the well-bay module allows drilling and dry tree installation to start while design and manufacture continues in the process modules - so earlier first oil or gas is achievable.
Combines the benefits of subsea and platform developments in a simple, low-cost solution.

Summary of Features:

Item	Sea Swift	Conventional Platform	Subsea
Capital Cost	Low	High	Medium / High
Lead Time	Short	Long	Long
Installation Costs	Low	High	Medium
Intervention Costs	Low	Low	High
Abandonment Costs	Low	High	Medium
Time to First Oil	Short	Long	Medium
Interface Issues	Simple – Rig only	Complex – Heavy lift vessel & rig / well interface issues	Complex for life of field intervention