Statistics Norway

Oil and gas, production and reserves

2   Fields in production. 1 January 2005
  Ula Gullfaks4 Oseberg5 Veslefrikk Hod Gyda incl. Gyda Sør
Onstream 1986 1986 19886 1989 1990 1990
Year of discovery 1976 1978 1979 1981 1974 1980
Operator BP Norge AS Statoil ASA Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS Statoil ASA BP Norge AS Talisman Energy Norge AS
Production facilities 3 steel platforms 3 concrete platforms 5 steel, 1 concrete platform Floating platform with steel jacket Unmanned wellheadplatform(Remote controlled from Valhall) Steel platform
             
Transport solution Oil pipeline via Ekofisk to Teesside Gas reinjected on Gullfaks. Oil from loading buoys Oil pipeline to Sture through OTS. Gas pipeline to the Continent via Heimdal and Statpipe. Oil pipeline via Oseberg to Sture. Gas via Statpipe Oil, gas in pipeline to Valhall Oil pipeline via Ula and Ekofisk to Teesside. Gas sold to Ekofisk center.
Water depth, metres 70 130-220 100-160  175 72 66
             
Initially recoverable reserves1            
Oil. Million Sm³ 78.2  351.9  441.5 56.1 8.3 36.8
NGL. Million tonnes 2.9 2.6 6.2 1.1 0.2 1.9
Gas. Billion Sm³ 3.8 22.6  112.4 2.6 1.4 5.9
             
Remaining reserves1            
Oil. Million Sm³ 12.5 37.5 86.2 10.9 5.0 4.6
NGL. Million tonnes 0.4 0.3 3.3 - - 0.2
Gas. Billion Sm³ - 1.3 92.3 0.5 - 0.6
             
Petoro. Per cent - 30.00 33.60 37.00 - -
             
Investments. Bill. NOK2, 3 19.9  107.9  103.2 16.8 2.1 14.2
1  As of 31 December 2004. 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  Included Gullfaks West.
5  Included Oseberg West, Oseberg East and Oseberg South.
6  Oseberg Sør on stream 2000, Oseberg Øst on stream 1999.
Source: Royal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
More information:  http://www.npd.no  and  http://www.odin.dep.no/oed/engelsk/ .

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