Statistics Norway

Oil and gas, production and reserves

5   Fields in production. 1 January 2005
  Sleipner Vest4 Vigdis Njord Norne Gullfaks Sør5 Varg
On stream 1996 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998
Year of discovery 1974 1986 1986 1992 1978 1984
Operator Statoil ASA Statoil ASA Norsk Hydro Produksjon as Statoil ASA Statoil ASA Pertra AS
             
Production facilities Steel wellhead platform, unmanned processing platform Subsea installations connection to Snorre Semi-submersible steel platform Production ship Subsea connection to Gullfaks Production ship and wellhead platform.
             
Transport solution Gas piped to Emden and Zeebrügge. Condensate via Sleipner East to Kårstø Oil piped to Gullfaks A Loading to tankers via stockship Njord B. Loading to tankers. Gas to Åsgard Transport. Oil in pipeline to Gullfaks A. Gas via Gullfaks and Statpipe to Kårstø. Loading to tankers.
Water depth, metres  110  280  330  380  135 84
             
Initially recoverable reserves1            
Oil. Million Sm³ - 47.9 25.6 88.5 43.8 12.1
NGL. Million tonnes 8.1 0.8 1.4 2.5 4.5 -
Gas. Billion Sm³  108.1 1.2 8.7 13.8 39.1 -
Condensate. Million Sm3 28.1 - - - - -
             
Remaining reserves1            
Oil. Million Sm³ - 18.6 7.8 25.9 23.4 4.5
NGL. Million tonnes 5.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 3.4 -
Gas. Billion Sm³ 65.7 1.0 8.7 10.2 30.4 -
Condensate. Million Sm3 6.2 - - - - -
             
Petoro. Per cent - 30.0 7.5 54.0 30.0 30.0
             
Investments. Bill. NOK2, 3 24.4 10.8 12.5 19.5 22.7 5.8
1  As of 31 December 2003. 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  The remaining reserves is joint between Sleipner West and Sleipner East.
5  Incl. Rimfaks and Gullveig.
Source: Royal Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
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