Repsol Norge AS expects to restart production of Norwegian Shelf Yme field in early October after damage to parts of the process pipe system resulted in production downtime. The technical issues are likely to result in a total of 5-6 weeks of production downtime at the field as repair work is conducted, partner OKEA ASA said in a release Sept. 9.
OKEA said the reduced production will not result in any change to its 2022 production guidance.
Yme includes production license (PL) 316 and PL 316 B in the southeastern part of the Norwegian North Sea in Block 9/2 and 9/5 in Egersund basin, 130 km from the Norwegian coastline. Expected recoverable reserves in Yme are estimated to about 10 million std cu m oil (63 million bbl). At plateau, the field will produce around 56,000 boe/d.
In October 2021, Repsol and partners achieved first oil from Yme field restart after it was shut down in 2001 in response to low oil prices (OGJ Online, Oct. 25, 2021).
Repsol Norge is operator of Yme field with a 55% working interest. Partners are Lotos Exploration and Production Norge AS (20%), KUFPEC Norway ASA (10%), and OKEA ASA (15%).
