By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 9 -- Statoil ASA resumed normal production of 35,000 b/d of oil Aug. 8 from Veslefrikk oil field in the North Sea.
The field had been shut down since July 23 for reinforcement of the superstructure of six freefall life boats after an internal crack was found on one (OGJ Online, Aug. 4, 2005).
Personnel on Veslefrikk will be reduced until all skid boats are back in service.
Huldra gas field, which produces 6 million standard cu m/day of gas and is remotely operated from Veslefrikk, was expected to resume production Aug. 9, when the Heimdal platform was to be ready to receive Huldra gas for processing. Norsk Hydro AS operates Heimdal.