Equinor brought Mariner oil field on stream in the UK North Sea Aug. 15, saying it expects the field will produce more than 300 million bbl of oil over 30 years.
Mariner is Equinor’s first operated oil field on the UK Continental Shelf. Its reservoirs have an estimated 3 billion bbl of oil in place, a 50% increase over the original estimate.
Equinor expects Mariner will produce at average plateau rates of 55,000 b/d and up to 70,000 b/d at peak production.
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