Produced Oil News

Load-out of pump station at OneSubsea, Horsøy near Bergen. (Photo: Jan Arne Wold & Audun Skadberg / Equinor ASA)

Brownfield Boost: Vigdis Gets a Subsea (Pump) Lift

The Vigdis subsea field in the North Sea has produced oil via the Snorre field for 24 years, and when it came on stream in 1997, it was projected to produce 200 million barrels.To date, according to Equinor, it has produced twice that amount, and courtesy of installation of a new subsea pumping system, that total is anticipated to reach or surpass the 475 millon barrel mark, as a pump on the seabed will give the Vigdis field a boost that increases production by around 16 million barrels.“Increasing production from existing fields is important for value creation on the Norwegian continental shelf

Photo: First Subsea

First Subsea Supplies for Gina Krog FPSO

are two oil and gas fields operated by Statoil, located approximately 30 km and 40 km respectively, north of the Sleipner A platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Gina Krog consists of a jacket platform for oil and gas processing and Eirin, a subsea development, tied back to Gina Krog. Produced oil is stored in the turret moored floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel, at 116m water depth, positioned about 2.5 km NE of the Gina Krog platform. Shuttle tankers will export the oil.  

Offshore Indonesia Oil Exploration Progress by RH Petrogas

Island PSC is operated by JOB Pertamina-PetroChina Salawati, which is a joint operating body formed between Pertamina and PetroChina. The consortium, as contractor of Indonesian government operating under the supervision of SKK Migas (Satuan Kerja Khusus Minyak dan Gas), has actively explored and produced oil and gas in the working area. RH Petrogas (RHP) Limited The company is an independent upstream oil and gas company headquartered in Singapore. RHP is listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Stock Exchange and is focused on exploration, development and production of oil and gas deposits. RHP

Prirazlomnaya offshore platform: Photo courtesy of Gazprom

Despite Protests Gazprom Starts Arctic Oil Production

from wave and ice exposure. They add that the design features of Prirazlomnaya fully exclude any oil spills during its production and storage. All the wellheads are situated inside the platform. This way, its foundation serves as a buffer between the wells and the open sea. Produced oil is stored in the caisson with three-meter-high concrete walls covered with two-layer corrosion- and wear-proof clad steel plate. The safety margin of the Prirazlomnaya caisson Gazprom maintains, exceeds greatly the actual loads.  

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