Visund South flow starts offshore Norway

Nov. 27, 2012
Production has begun from Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea offshore Norway (OGJ Online, June 10, 2011).

Production has begun from Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea offshore Norway (OGJ Online, June 10, 2011).

The start-up is the first in operator Statoil’s fast-track scheme for developing offshore fields.

Visund South encompasses the Pan and Pandora discoveries 10 km from the Gullfaks C and Visund A platforms. Development involves a four-slot subsea template through which three have been drilled and tied back to Gullfaks C.

Statoil estimates reserves at 67 million boe, one-fourth oil and the rest natural gas. It didn’t report flow rates.

Interests are Statoil 53.2%, Total 7.75%, Petoro 30%, and ConocoPhillips 9.1%.