The Oseberg Area Unit partners will reduce CO2 emissions from the Oseberg Field Centre and the Oseberg South platform while increasing Oseberg gas production.
An amended plan for development and operation (PDO) has been submitted to the minister of petroleum and energy
Oseberg will be developed from primarily being an oil field to becoming a substantial gas producer with large remaining gas resources.
Two new compressors will be installed to boost recoverable gas volumes and the Oseberg Field Centre and Oseberg South platform will be partially electrified
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Plans call for start-up of the new facility in 2026.
The work to be carried out on the platforms is extensive as three big modules totalling 3400 tonnes will be installed. Rebuilding of the Oseberg Field Centre will take four years and give work to 70 people. On Oseberg South, 40 people will be occupied for one year. This will be done while the plants are in full operation and will require close and good cooperation between all the different players.
Oseberg - a giant on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)
Oseberg is the third largest oil producer ever on the NCS. When Oseberg came on stream, it was expected to produce around one billion barrels of oil. Today we expect the field to produce a total of around 3.2 billion barrels of oil. Oil production is in the tail phase, but 60 per cent of the gas resources are still in the ground. When it comes to gas, Oseberg is also one of the major fields, only Troll and Snohvit have more remaining gas resources on the NCS.
'With this investment we open a new chapter of the story of Oseberg, which is about to become one of the main Norwegian gas producers. We expect Oseberg to produce more than 100 billion sm3 of gas towards 2040. In terms of energy, the annual gas export from Oseberg will equal a quarter off all Norwegian hydropower,' says Geir Sortveit,
For the year 2020, Oseberg emissions totaled around one million tonnes of CO2. Since 2010, emissions at Oseberg have been reduced by around 15 percent, and there is an ambition of further reducing emissions by 50-70 per cent by 2030. The new compressors and electrification from shore is vital to reach this ambition.
'If the world is to reach its net zero emission goal, we must remove emission sources, also on the NCS. Electrification is an effective climate action as it involves large and swift emission cuts. The solution adopted gives a cut in emissions of about 50 per cent from the Oseberg Field Centre and the Oseberg South platform, representing an important move to continue the long-term value creation from the Oseberg area,' continues Sortveit.
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It is estimated that more than 70 per cent of investments in the Oseberg upgrades will go to suppliers in
The scope of work includes electrical installations in a new substation at Kollsnes. The contract is valued at more than
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded a contract for transport and installation at an estimated value of
The contracts are subject to government approval of the plan for development and operation.
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