Statoil ASA reported that Byrding oil and gas field is on stream in the North Sea (OGJ Online, Aug. 19, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017).
North of Troll field, Byrding’s recoverable volumes are estimated at 11 million boe. Byrding includes a two-branch multilateral well drilled from the Fram H-Nord subsea template. It is about 7 km long and split into two branches after a few km, Statoil said.
Oil and gas flow to Troll C for processing. Oil is routed to Mongstad and gas to Kollsnes via Troll A.
“Good utilization of existing infrastructure has resulted in a cost-effective development that will add profitable resources to the Troll field,” said Gunnar Nakken, senior vice-president for Statoil.
Partners have invested about 1 billion kroner in Byrding.
Operator Statoil has 70% interest, Engie E&P Norge AS 15%, and Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS 15%.
