Statoil has started production at the Gina Krog oil and gas field in the North Sea, the company said in a news release.
Located about 30 km (19 miles) northwest of Sleipner, the field was developed with a production facility on the seabed and an oil storage ship at a water depth between 110 m and 120 m (361 ft and 394 ft). The oil is exported via buoy loaders, while the gas is sent to the Sleipner A platform for final processing. Gas for injection is imported from Zeepipe 2A, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
“This means that three out of four fields on the Utsira High are producing. Edvard Grieg started in November 2015, while Ivar Aasen followed in December of last year. Johan Sverdrup is expected to start producing in late 2019,” the NPD said. “Gina Krog has been prepared for phasing in current and future discoveries in the area and will be tied in to a planned joint solution to supply the Utsira High with power from shore. This will be in place in 2022.”
The field has recoverable reserves of about 16.8 million standard cubic meters of oil, 11.8 billion standard cubic meters of gas and 3.2 million tonnes of NGL.
Statoil said the development has 20 well slots. The preliminary plan calls for drilling 11 production wells and three injection wells.
Some $371 have been invested in field’s development by Statoil, which holds operatorship and a 58.7% interest, and partners Total E&P Norge (15%), KUFPEC Norway (15%), PGNiG Upstream Norway (8%) and Aker BP (3.3%).
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