Deepsea Nordkapp cleared for production drilling in Alvheim area
Oct. 4, 2023
Aker BP has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the semisub Deepsea Nordkapp for production drilling on fields in the Alvheim area of the northern North Sea.
Courtesy Odfjell Drilling
Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway — Aker BP has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the semisub Deepsea Nordkapp for production drilling on fields in the Alvheim area of the northern North Sea.
One program relates to the Alvheim Field, which began production in 2008 and has undergone development with subsea templates tied to an FPSO.
The other consent concerns the Tyrving project 20 km east, which comprises the Trine and Trell discoveries, 5 km apart, in 120 m of water.
The plan for development and operation, approved earlier this year, calls for one multilateral well on each structure, tied back to the Alvheim FPSO, with production set to start in 2025.
