Oct. 2012 - Heerema Fabrication recently completed construction of the new 750 ton process module for BP's Andrew platform in the UK North Sea. The module was designed to be a "bolt-on" addition to the platform facilitated by the use of two large hinge pins that engage hooks welded to the existing structure. Heerema's Hartlepool yard benefited from the project by the creation of 180 jobs. In addition, the module was delivered without a single lost time incident.

Sep. 2011 - BP and its co-ventures have agreed to develop the Kinnoull reservoir in the UK sector of the North Sea. The Kinnoull oil field, the largest of three reservoirs that are being developed as part of the Andrew project, contains 45 MMbbls of oil equivalent. The field will connect to BP's Andrew platform and will allow production to continue to 2020 and beyond. Production from Kinnoull is forecasted to peak at 45,000 bopd and will export via the Forties pipeline system to Kinneil and the CATS pipeline system to Teesside. Development plans call for a new subsea system and caisson onto the Andrew platform. The subsea system includes four subsea bundles with a total length of 28 kilometers (considered the longest bundle structure in the world) which will bring the fluids to the Andrew platform for processing. Subsea 7 is fabricating the bundle system. Furthermore, the Andrew platform will undergo significant modifications including the addition of a 750 ton process module. Production will shut-in at the platform for 18 months while operational work will commence to maintain the efficiency and integrity of the existing Andrew platform facilities. Production should commence in 2013. Kinnoull lies on North Sea Block 16/23s, some 143 miles (230 kilometers) northeast of Aberdeen. BP owns the project with a 77.06% interest; Eni with 16.67%; and Summit with 6.27%.

Jul. 2010 - Technip's wholly owned subsidiary Duco received a contract for Andrew's field development. The contract covers engineering, project management services and fabrication of a 705-foot (215-meter) static riser umbilical and an 18-mile (29-kilometer) static seabed umbilical. The umbilicals include more than 383 miles (600 kilometers) of thermoplastic hoses and more than 99 miles (160 kilometers) of electrical cables. The project is scheduled for delivery in 2011. Located approximately 143 miles (230 kilometers) northeast of Aberdeen on Blocks 16/27a and 16/28 is the Andrew field, spanning an area of 6,672 acres (27 square kilometers). BP operates the field, holding a 62.75% interest; ENI holds 16.21%; Nippon holds 11.18%; and Talisman holds 9.86%.

Jun. 2010 - Isleburn received a contract from BP for two subsea developments in the North Sea. The company will fabricate a 394-foot (120-meter) long caisson for the Andrew platform in the Kinnoul field, as well as a 270-ton (245 tonne) manifold and a 72-ton (65 tonne) subsea isolation valve structure for the Devenick field. Work will start immediately, and load-out is scheduled for March 2011.

Jun. 2010 - Subsea 7 received an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract from BP for the Andrew Area development project in the UK sector of the North Sea. The scope of work is to engineer, procure, fabricate, install and commission a 17-mile (28-kilometer) pipeline bundle system consisting of production, gas lift and methanol pipelines. Also included in the contract is the installation of a 17-mile (28-kilometer) electro-hydraulic control umbilical, tie-ins of integrated subsea towhead structures, field-testing and pre-commissioning work. The pipeline bundle system will tie-back the Arundel and Kinnoull developments to the Andrew platform. The engineering phase of the contract commenced, and the offshore phase will start in early 2011. The Andrew development is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) northeast of Aberdeen in Blocks 16/27a and 16/28 in the Central North Sea.

Oct. 2009 - Odfjell Drilling was awarded a five-year contract with three two-year options from BP for drilling and maintenance services on the Clair, Andrew, Harding, Bruce and Magnus platforms on the UK Continental Shelf. Odfjell Drilling will take over operations from the current contractors before the end of the year.

May. 2008 - BP and its co-venturers, ENI UK Ltd and Petro Summit Investment UK Ltd, have made an oil discovery in North Sea Block 16/23s, some 230 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen, to be named Kinnoull.