Operations & Maintenance agreement reference

PGS operates in two primary business areas - seismic surveying and production - through four operating units: Marine Geophysical, Production, Onshore and Pertra.

The PGS group employs approximately 3,400 people and has offices and operations in more than 20 countries worldwide.

We signed the first service agreements with PGS in 1999 for its FPSO vessels Petrojarl Foinaven, Petrojarl Varg and Petrojarl 1. In August 2004 Wärtsilä and PGS signed new five-year service agreements for maintaining the power production onboard all these vessels, which are operating in the North Sea.

Wärtsilä solution
Since 1999 Wärtsilä has had permanent crews onboard for maintenance of the FPSO vessel’s power plants. During overhauls, we send additional crew to complete the job within the time required. We also supply all spare and replacement parts, in addition to stocking an adequate amount of safety parts needed for the power plant’s operation. The objective is to keep downtime as short as possible.

This type of agreement enables us to integrate our team with the onboard crew. This gives the Wärtsilä engineers familiarity with the procedures of PGS and routines onboard the FPSO vessels while we, as a contractor, are able to provide the same level of safety and reliability as PGS to avoid incidents. This kind of service agreement typifies the high level of supplier partnership expertise that effectively uses the capabilities of both customer and supplier, benefiting both parties. Through our extensive service organization we can optimize the use of resources, bringing cost-effective and reliable service to our customers.