Offshore staff
FORNEBU, Norway — The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Frosk in the Alvheim area, according to a recent Aker BP news release.
The operator Aker BP and license partners Vår Energi AS and Lundin Energy Norway AS submitted the PDO to the Ministry in September last year.
Note, Lundin Energy Norway AS became a fully owned subsidiary of Aker BP ASA on July 1, and the subsidiary’s name was changed to ABP Norway AS.
The Frosk Field ties back to the Alvheim FPSO via existing subsea infrastructure and utilizes free capacity in processing facilities with only a marginal increase in power consumption and CO2 emissions.
Total investments in the project are projected at about NOK 2 billion (~US$230 million). Recoverable reserves in Frosk are estimated at about 10 MMboe.
The Frosk Field, located about 25 km southwest of the Alvheim FPSO in the North Sea, will be tied back to the FPSO via the existing Bøyla and Alvheim subsea infrastructure. The development concept is based on valuable production experience from a test well. Two new production wells are to be drilled.
The development solution enables a fast-track development with first oil planned in the first quarter of 2023, 18 months after the PDO submission.
07.08.2022
