SLB Wins Aker BP Contract for Lyra Subsea Field Development

Aker BP and SLB OneSubsea have entered into an engineering and supply contract for the development of the Lyra field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The technical cooperation implements standardized subsea production systems and umbilicals to connect new reservoir assets directly to existing digital infrastructure and operating facilities.

Engineering Strategy and Corporate Roles
Under the contract, SLB OneSubsea designs, fabricates, and delivers subsea production equipment, associated control umbilicals, and field installation services. Aker BP serves as field operator, managing reservoir extraction strategies, topside interfaces, and offshore operational workflows.

Offshore field developments of this profile often present technical complexity and marginal resource volumes that challenge project viability under conventional engineering workflows. To mitigate these risks, the partners applied an established alliance model that integrates equipment fabrication with operator planning from the conceptual design phase.

Subsea Architecture and Technical Execution
The project relies on a subsea tieback architecture linked to existing offshore host facilities. Instead of deploying custom-engineered manifolds and subsea trees, the technical solution applies pre-qualified, standardized subsea technology. This approach simplifies fluid-routing interfaces, standardizes umbilical cross-sections, and utilizes proven subsea control architectures compliant with standard Norwegian Continental Shelf operating criteria.

By eliminating bespoke component designs, the engineering scope minimizes manufacturing cycle times, limits interface risk between subsea hardware and host platform systems, and ensures deterministic performance during hydrotesting and field commissioning.

Infrastructure Integration and Operational Milestones
Physical deployment centers on offshore installation and pipeline tie-in to regional offshore production facilities. The standardized mechanical interfaces allow parallel manufacturing schedules alongside topside modification planning. Early alignment between the reservoir operator and the subsea equipment manufacturer enables the project to compress the engineering timeline to three years from initial discovery to first hydrocarbon flow.

"Lyra shows what is possible with fast-track field development," stated Mads Hjelmeland, chief executive officer of SLB OneSubsea. "Working together from the earliest stages allows us to shape development strategies around our customers' priorities and create new opportunities for offshore resources."

"Our alliance with SLB OneSubsea, combined with standardized subsea technology, has been central to how we are developing Lyra," stated Marte Mogstad, senior vice president of Aker BP. "The project demonstrates how we together can make marginal resources economically viable through fast track execution, with three years from discovery to first oil."

The operational result establishes a repeatable framework for offshore resource extraction where standardized subsea hardware lowers capital expenditure barriers and secures execution schedules across offshore energy installations.

Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.

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