The North Sea “fast-track” fields Fram H-North and Svalin C have started production, Statoil said in a press release.

Statoil’s fast-track development projects are increasing the company’s and partners’ oil and gas production through a combination of standardized subsea development solutions and use of infrastructure in a manner that helps extend the lifetime of existing fields.

Production startup on Fram H-North and Svalin C marks the eighth and ninth fast-track development projects for Statoil.

Fram H-North is located in the Troll area, and Svalin C is located in the Grane area. Preliminary estimates show that Fram H-North contains about 10 MMboe recoverable, while the corresponding figure for Svalin C is just more than 30 MMboe.

The plan for development and operation (PDO) for Svalin C was submitted in June 2012 and approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in November 2012.

In line with the ministry’s guidelines, Fram H-North was exempt from having to submit a PDO. The investment decision for Fram H-North was made by the partners in the summer of 2012.

Fram H-North is a standard subsea template that can accommodate four wells. It is connected by approximately 5 km (3.1 miles) of pipeline and umbilicals to the existing subsea template on Fram West A2. Svalin C consists of a subsea facility with two wells, about 6 km (3.7 miles) southwest of the Grane platform.