There was cake, sparkling rosé and a summery atmosphere when TotalEnergies’ CEO in Denmark, Eric Delattre, welcomed the partners from the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC), BlueNord and the North Sea Foundation to the opening of the Tyra control room on land at TotalEnergies, a full 225 km from the new Tyra II.
The opening is an important step towards completing the reconstruction of Denmark’s largest natural gas field, which is expected to be put into operation this coming winter.
Total’s own management team was ready in the control room, which will be manned by two men in twelve-hour shifts – following the offshore work rhythm. Now, work will just be done from Total’s building at the port of Esbjerg. The subcontractors were represented by Semco Maritime’s chief oil officer Anders Benfeldt and Norsea Danish CEO Jesper Høj-Hansen, among others. Port of Esbjerg CEO Dennis Jul Pedersen was also among the invitees.
- I would like to welcome our partners and suppliers and thank our 75 subcontractors. This is the first time we can operate Tyra remotely, and it is a step towards the final phase of the project, said Eric Delattre, before giving the floor to Lars Bo Christiansen, deputy director of the Tyra reconstruction project.
- When Tyra starts up this winter, it will be one of the most modern gas fields in the world. With the control center, we will analyze data from Tyra onshore, and this will help avoid breakdowns, explained Lars Bo Christiansen.
It will be possible to analyze when parts need to be replaced before they break. This will avoid breakdowns before they occur. But it is still possible to switch over to Tyra if necessary.
Not Total's first remote control room
Although Tyra II will be among the world's most modern gas fields, it is by no means TotalEnergie's first remote control room. Tyra reconstruction project CEO Olivier Gochely was able to provide a historical perspective on it.
- Remote control technology is not new, and it is not Total's first remote control platform. In fact, we already got the first remotely controlled platform in Gabon 20 years ago, Olivier Gochely explained to those present and added about the status of the Tyra reconstruction project.
- It looks simple, but there is still some way to go before the compressor arrives.
However, his smile signaled that things are definitely going in the right direction with Tyra II.
The port director: Several advantages
Esbjerg's port director Dennis Jul Pedersen was pleased with those words for several reasons.
- It is good that the project is running on time. This means that the offshore employees can be used elsewhere, and it could be in the wind industry, said Dennis Jul Pedersen, adding a detail about the remote control room that is worth noting:
- The number of employees will be reduced from 35 to 10, and this can save money.
It was not only in the control room here in Esbjerg that TotalEnergie's employees and partners were allowed to celebrate the opening. The offshore employees on Tyra II also received a cake offshore, and they were on the screen in Esbjerg. Photo: Jesper Ernlund Lassen, DOI.dk
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