NPD okays September start of Oseberg H

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has consented to the September production start of the Equinor-operated Oseberg H facility on the Norwegian Shelf. The development increases the recoverable reserves in Oseberg by 17.6 million standard cu m of oil equivalent—9.9 standard cu m of oil and 7.8 billion standard cu m of gas.

The new unmanned wellhead platform is part of the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 development project in the North Sea. The plan for development and operation for Oseberg Vestflanken 2 was approved in 2016 (OGJ Online, Dec. 18, 2015). In addition to Oseberg H with its associated pipelines and umbilical, the plan includes continued use of the G4 subsea template, along with modifications on the Oseberg field center.

Total planned investments in the PDO of $984 million have been reduced to $780 million.