Brage ( no, Bragefeltet) is an offshore
oil field in the
North Sea
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located northwest of the city of
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
on the western coast of Norway and east of
Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas.
The water depth at the location is . The field was developed with a fixed integrated
production, drilling and accommodation facility[
The oil from the field is pumped through a pipeline to Oseberg A facility from where it is transported to Sture terminal via Oseberg Transport System.][ The gas from the field is exported through Statpipe system to ]Kårstø
Kårstø is an industrial facility located near the village of Susort, along the Boknafjorden, in the municipality of Tysvær in Rogaland county, Norway. The site features a number of natural gas processing plants that refine natural gas and con ...
. It is estimated that Brage may hold up to to of recoverable oil.
Ownership
The Brage field is operated by Wintershall Norge. Wintershall Norge holds 35.20%, Repsol Norge AS – 33.9%, Faroe Petroleum Norge – 14.30%, Point Resources – 12.2%, VNG Norge – 4.44%.
Production
Brage oil field produced up to when it reached its peak production in 1998 and is currently producing . New wells were drilled in 2007 and the operator plans on drilling more wells in the near future.[ Production will probably to be shut down in 2020+
]
See also
* Sture terminal
* Oseberg Transport System
* Oseberg oil field
*North Sea oil
North Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid petroleum and natural gas, produced from petroleum reservoirs beneath the North Sea.
In the petroleum industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea ...
*Economy of Norway
The economy of Norway is a highly developed mixed economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era. The country ...
References
External links
Statoil official website
{{Resources in Norway
Equinor oil and gas fields
North Sea oil fields
Oil fields in Norway