Following a commercially competitive tender where ADC was able to demonstrate its added value through utilising cutting-edge technological approaches to operational assurance and over 38 years of expert experience, ADC was awarded the two years contract, with one year option.
This significant collaboration will see ADC Energy playing a pivotal role in the selection and acceptance of up to three offshore drilling rigs for TotalEnergies’ ambitious GranMorgu development project offshore Suriname. ADC will service the contract with support from both its headquarters in Aberdeen and from its US business unit, ADC Rig Inspection Americas Corp. in Houston.
Part of ADC’s bid outlined a commitment to providing continuity from the previous contract held between 2020 and 2022 where ADC Energy assisted TotalEnergies with the selection, reactivation and acceptance of the Noble Developer, Noble Valiant, Noble Gerry de Souza and the Transocean Development Driller III
MODUs. The 2020 contract also included onshore monitoring of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and onboard installation and commissioning of the Kinetic Pressure Control “K-BOS” system.
The collaboration is poised to enhance operational efficiencies while maintaining stringent safety protocols. ADC Energy’s seasoned subject matter experts will conduct thorough evaluations and inspections of the drilling rigs to ensure they are fully compliant with industry regulations and tailored to the specific needs of the GranMorgu development, which aims to enhance TotalEnergies’ exploration and production capabilities in Suriname and expected to contribute substantially to the region's energy landscape.
Early this month, Offshore Energy reported that the French energy giant has now sanctioned the GranMorgu development, which is interpreted to mean both “new dawn” and “Goliath grouper” in the local language called Sranan Tongo.
The GranMorgu project will develop the Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries, on which an exploration and appraisal campaign was completed in 2023. The fields are located 150 km off the coast of Suriname and hold recoverable reserves estimated at over 750 million barrels in water depths between 100 and 1,000 meters.
Fig. 1 – TotalEnergies Exploration Activities in the Guyana / Suriname Basin
According to TotalEnergies, the project leverages technology to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, with a scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity below 16 kg CO2e/boe, thanks in particular to an all-electric floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit configuration.
ADC’s Managing Director Austin Hay commented on the contract award: “We’ve supported TotalEnergies globally for over a decade; The trust that companies such as TotalEnergies places in our business to help them ensure all rigs are safer, cleaner and more efficient is not something that I, nor the rest of the team take lightly and we are looking forward to continuing to support TotalEnergies once again in Suriname.”
“TotalEnergies is a key client for ADC and we’ve seen great value in assigning dedicated internal account managers from both Technical and Commercial who have been able to really understand TotalEnergies’ business and approach to offshore operations from project to project.”