Tambar ( no, Tambarfeltet) is an offshore
oil field
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Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...
located in the southern Norwegian section of
North Sea
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along with
Ula and
Gyda fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to
DONG Energy
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's main areas of exploration and production activity.
[
] The Ula field was discovered in 1983 and came online in 2001.
[ Tambar was discovered in 1983 and became operational in July 2001. It contains confirmed 46.9 million m3 of oil.][BP operated fields. Tambar]
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Ownership
Aker BP is the operator of the field with 55% of interest in the project. DNO holds 45% of interest.[
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Production
The sea depth at Tambar is approximately . The main reservoir stands at in the Upper Jurassic Ula Formation.[OLJEDIREKTORATET Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Tambar]
/ref> Tambar has 4 production wells and 6 slots. The field has one unmanned wellhead facility without the processing equipment. It is remotely controlled from the facility at the Ula field which is located southeast of Tambar. However, the facility does have conditions to accommodate 12 people. Current production at Tambar field is . Gas injection is used at Tambar and the produced oil is pumped to Ula facilities via Tambar-Ula pipeline which came online in 2007 and is then transported by a pipeline to Ekofisk oil field
Ekofisk is an oil field in block 2/4 of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea about southwest of Stavanger. Discovered in 1969 by Phillips Petroleum Company, it remains one of the most important oil fields in the North Sea. This was the first ...
and on to Teesside for refining.[ The gas produced at Tambar field is injected into Ula field to increase oil production.][
] The field is expected to produce until 2021.[
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Tambar WHP Platform
Tambar WHP Platform was designed by Aker Solutions Engineering in 2000-2001.
Tambar Øst
Tambar Øst (East) is located just a few kilometers away from Tambar. It was discovered in 2007 and lies deep in the Late Jurassic Formation. It has been developed with a production well from Tambar's main facility. Production started on October 2, 2007. The produced oil is pumped to Tambar and then onto Ula field.[OLJEDIREKTORATET Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. TAMBAR ØST]
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Ownership
Tambar Øst is also operated by BP. BP holds 46.2%, while DONG Energyholds 43.24%, Talisman Energy
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- 9.76%, Norske AEDC AS (NAEDC) - 0.8%.[OLJEDIREKTORATET Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. TAMBAR ØST UNIT]
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See also
*Ula oil field
Ula ( no, Ulafeltet) is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Gyda, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and pro ...
*Gyda oil field
Gyda ( no, Gydafeltet) is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and prod ...
*Oselvar oil field
Oselvar ( no, Oselvarfeltet) is a since April 2018 abandoned subsea oil field located southwest of Stavanger in the southern Norwegian section of the North Sea, close to the British border. Oselvar was discovered in 1991. The field is located a ...
*Ekofisk oil field
Ekofisk is an oil field in block 2/4 of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea about southwest of Stavanger. Discovered in 1969 by Phillips Petroleum Company, it remains one of the most important oil fields in the North Sea. This was the first ...
*Norpipe
Norpipe is a subsea oil and natural gas pipelines system in the North Sea. It supplies oil from the Norwegian Ekofisk and associated fields in the North Sea to the United Kingdom and natural gas to Germany.
Oil pipeline
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*North Sea oil
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* Economy of Norway
References
External links
BP official websiteImage of the Tambar's unmanned remotely controlled facility from Offshore Magazine
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BP oil and gas fields
Former Ørsted (company) oil and gas fields
North Sea oil fields
Oil fields in Norway