Offshore staff
TRONDHEIM, Norway – A project is progressing to take power from shore to producing fields in the Norwegian Sea via shared infrastructure, according to OKEA.
Concept selection recently passed decision gate (DG2) for both the Draugen license (operated by OKEA) and the Njord license (operated by Equinor).
It involves installing a 135-km (84-mi) subsea cable taking power from Straum in Trøndelag, western Norway, to the Draugen platform. Facilities should be ready for operation in 2025, and should cut Draugen’s annual CO2 emissions by around 95%.
Production from the field was lower in 3Q, OKEA added in its latest results statement, due to installation of a refurbished subsea booster pump, well maintenance, and general field decline.
The x-mas tree on platform well A4 was changed out early last month and following a subsea scale squeeze, all the field’s wells are now back in service, including subsea well E1 that had been shut-in due to scaling issues since the end of March 2021.
Elsewhere in the Norwegian sector, OKEA is considering an appraisal well next year on the Aurora discovery in the North Sea and to test an additional prospect on the license. A final investment decision could follow in 2023, with production starting potentially in 2025.
The Equinor-operated Ginny exploration well in license PL1060 (OKEA) should spud at the end of this year.
10/28/2021
