Marulk field starts flow offshore Norway
Production has begun from Marulk natural gas and condensate field offshore Norway (OGJ Online, Aug. 10, 2010).
Eni, the operator with a 20% interest, said production will reach 20,000 boed from reserves of 74.7 million boe in Cretaceous Lysing and Lange sandstones at about 2,800 m. The field is in 370 m of water 80 km from the coast.
Development is via two production wells completed subsea and tied back to the floating production, storage, and offloading vessel on Norne oil field about 25 km northeast.
Other interests are Statoil 50% and DONG E&P Norge 30%.
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Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
