INEOS made final investment decision to develop the west lobe of Solsort field (Solsort West) in the Danish North Sea after having received approval from the Danish Energy Agency. Production is expected to begin in fourth-quarter 2023.
The agency approved the plan for development and extraction on Sept. 21. Oil in the west lobe lies in Paleocene sands at a depth of 3,000 m. The accumulation extends across licenses 7/89, 3/09, and 4/98.
Solsort West, which lies about 250 km west of the Danish west coast, is expected to account for 12% of Danish oil production and 5% of gas production in 2024, according to the Danish Energy Agency's production forecast released in August.
Development consists of two wells (production well and a water injection well) drilled from the nearby INEOS-operated Syd Arne platform. The scope of work also includes unspecified changes to Syd Arne infrastructure. Produced oil from Solsort and Syd Arne is taken to Syd Arne's storage tank on the seabed, the agency said. From there, the oil is exported using Syd Arne's existing buoy loading system for tankers. Produced gas from Solsort is transported with Syd Arne gas through the Syd Arne-Nybro gas pipeline to the Nybro gas terminal on the west coast of Jutland where it is sent into Energinet's transmission pipeline network.
INEOS is operator of the Solsort unit. Partners are Danoil and Nordsøfonden.
