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Brage ( no, Bragefeltet) is an offshore oil field in the
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located northwest of the city of
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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
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. 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 *
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References


External links


Statoil official website
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