Statistics Norway

Oil and gas, production and reserves

1   Fields in production. 1 January 2005
  Ekofisk4 Statfjord5 Murchison6 Valhall8 Heimdal
On stream 1971 19797 1980 1982 1985
Year of discovery 1969 1974 1975 1975 1972
Operator ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS Statoil ASA CNR International (U.K.) Limited BP Norway AS Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS
           
Production facilities 29 platforms. 14 steel, 1 concrete platform are to be removed by 2013. 3 concreteplatforms 1 steelplatform 4 steelplatforms + 2 unmanned platforms. 2 steelplatforms
           
Transport solution Oilpipeline to Teesside. Gaspipeline to Emden. Buoy for loading stabilised oil into tankers. Gas pipeline to Emden Oil pipeline via Brent to Sullom Voe. Gas to St. Fergus Oilpipeline to Teeside via Ekofisk. Gas to Emden via Norpipe. Gaspipe to St. Fergus via Frigg and Vesterled
Water depth, metres 70-75  145  156 70  120
           
Initially recoverable reserves1          
Oil. Million Sm³  524.1  265.8 14.0  171.5 7.1
NGL. Million tonnes 14.3 14.9 - 4.4 -
Gas. Billion Sm³  184.9 54.3 0.4 29.2 42.1
Condensate Million Sm3 - - - - -
           
Remaining reserves1          
Oil. Million Sm³  178.3 24.2 0.7 87.6 0.8
NGL. Million tonnes 3.1 1.6 - 1.6 -
Gas. Billion Sm³ 58.7 4.6 0.1 12.6 -
Condensate Million Sm3 - - - - -
           
Petoro. Per cent 5.00 - - - 20.00
           
Investments. Bill. NOK2, 3, 9, 10  134.2  112.5 7.1 53.6 18.4
1  As of 31 December 2005. Included in Initially recoverable reserves is reserves in resource classes 0, 1, 2 and 3. Included in remaining reserves is reserves in resource classes 1, 2 and 3.
2  As of 31 December 2004 in 2005-NOK.
3  Includes expected future investments.
4  Ekofisk includes the following fields, start of production given in brackets:, Ekofisk (1971/74), Eldfisk (1978), Tor (1976), Embla (1992).
5  Norwegian share: 85.47 per cent.
6  Norwegian share: 22.2 per cent.
7  On stream: Statfjord A: 1979, Statfjord B: 1982 and Statfjord C: 1985.
8  Includes Valhall flanks and Valhall waterinjection.
Source:  Royal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
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