ONS 2022: Wintershall Dea focused on near-field tiebacks offshore Norway

Offshore staff

STAVANGER, Norway — Wintershall Dea expects to submit a plan for development and operation later this year for the Dvalin North field development in the Norwegian Sea.

Last month the company started production from the Nova Field in the Norwegian North Sea, and it expects first production by the end of this year from the Dvalin project (operated) and Njord Future development by year-end.

“We are on track to reach our target of a daily production in Norway of up to 200,000 boe/d by the end of this year, the majority of which will be gas,” said COO Dawn Summers. “Securing Europe’s reliable, low-carbon energy supply is our top priority right now, and Norway is key for this.”

The company is pursuing a strategy of exploring for and developing fields near existing infrastructure via subsea tieback.

Dvalin North, said to be the largest gas discovery offshore Norway in 2021, will be produced as a tieback to the Dvalin Field infrastructure.

This year the company has participated in four near-field discoveries in the sector: Hamlet, Ofelia, Newt and Storjo.

CEO Mario Mehren said for Europe to achieve its climate goals, the establishment of a common CCS and hydrogen market is vital and that Wintershall Dea has a key part to play.

“We have the subsurface knowledge, the depleted reservoirs and the infrastructure for those technologies,” Mehren said. 

Its plans include the production of blue hydrogen, with the proposed BlueHyNow hydrogen project, part of the planned EnergyHub in Wilhelmshaven, northern Germany. BlueHyNow could produce 5.6 TWh/year, using natural gas from Norway.

CO₂ generated during production would be captured and shipped to Norway and Denmark for safe and permanent storage beneath the North Sea.

08.30.2022