Serica Energy plc has temporarily shut down Rhum production in the UK Northern North Sea after identifying a fault in the subsea control module.
REPAIRS
The company said there were currently no safety or environmental issues associated with the fault.
Serica plans to replace the control module with a spare module held in stock, which requires diving operations.
The timetable is yet to be finalised but Rhum production “will not resume for at least two weeks” added the company.
Production from the Bruce field continues and the producing fields of Erskine and Columbus are unaffected.
“This is a frustrating event, but I am confident our skilled teams onshore and offshore will safely and efficiently implement the required repairs using equipment and plans already in place to deal with such a situation,” said chief executive Mitch Flegg.
“Production from Bruce, Erskine and Columbus has consistently averaged over 10,000boe/d net to Serica so far this year.
“We expect these rates to continue during the Rhum shut down and we will look for ways to optimise the Bruce production rates during this period.”