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DNV GL, the technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded another offshore pipelay surveillance contract by Statoil to monitor quality assurance throughout the installation campaign.

As new fields have become increasingly complex, the pipeline segments have also experienced cost challenges like other parts of the industry.

鈥淣ew technologies and continual development of best practise have the potential to contribute positively to the cost reduction efforts necessary to make the industry more robust. Our aim for this project is to contribute to safe cost reductions through ensuring best practice during the installation process to avoid stops and repairs, thus reducing downtime to a minimum during the costly laying process,鈥� says Kjell Eriksson, Regional Manager 鈥� Norway, DNV GL Oil & Gas.

鈥淭his contract award marks the continuation of a strong collaboration between DNV GL and Statoil鈥檚 Pipeline Installation segment. Integrated subsea pipeline installation, field verification and quality surveillance have been a major service field for our Stavanger office since 1997 and this is yet another example of how we contribute with our best experience to assure efficiency and quality throughout the installation process,鈥� continues Eriksson.

DNV GL will complement Statoil鈥檚 installation team of pipeline engineers with multi-disciplined surveyors and inspectors to follow-up the quality aspects during welding and Field Joint Coating (FJC) on-board the pipelaying vessel throughout the installation campaign. Both pipelines (Polarled and Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline (EGOP)) will be installed using Dutch installation contractor Allseas鈥� lay vessel 鈥淪olitaire鈥�.

DNV GL鈥檚 first pipeline code was issued in 1976. It has achieved global recognition, winning prestigious industry awards and currently 60-70% of all new projects globally are designed and constructed according to DNV GL standards. Just recently during Corrosion 2015, the world鈥檚 largest corrosion conference, DNV GL was awarded NACE鈥檚 Distinguished Organisation Award for 2015. 鈥淒NV GL has decades of distinguished service and dedication to the science of managing corrosion, illustrated by NACE leadership and participation, leadership in Joint Industry Projects (JIPs), and authorship of numerous white papers, industry standards, recommended practices, and service specifications.鈥� the NACE jury said in its statement.

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