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    1. Production

    PSA approves life extensions for two North Sea fields

    Nov. 25, 2020
    Equinor has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority to extend the life of the Tune and Tune Sør subsea facilities in the northern Norwegian North Sea.
    (Courtesy Saipem)
    The semisubmersible Scarabeo 8.
    The semisubmersible Scarabeo 8.

    Offshore staff

    OSLO, Norway – Equinor has permission from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to extend the life of the Tune and Tune Sør subsea facilities in the northern Norwegian North Sea.

    Tune can remain in service through Sept. 10, 2032 and Tune Sør until Nov. 14, 2025.

    Tune, a gas/condensate field, started production in 2002 following a subsea tieback to the Oseberg field center, while Tune Sør was developed via a subsea well connected to the template on the main field.

    The PSA has also authorized Vår Energi to use Saipem’s semisubmersible Scarabeo 8 for production drilling on the Goliat field in the Barents Sea.

    11/25/2020