Oseberg Øst ( eng, Oseberg East) 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 ...
in the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...
, located east of
Oseberg Oil Field. The field was developed with a fixed
production, drilling and quarters (PDQ) facility and is operated by
Statoil
Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian state owned enterprise, state-owned multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger. It is primarily a petroleum company, petroleum company, operating in 36 countries with ad ...
. The first stage phase processing is done at the Oseberg Øst platform. The second and third phase processing of oil is done at the Oseberg Field Center and it is then transported to
Sture terminal in Norway through the
Oseberg Transport System
Oseberg Transport System (OTS) ( no, Oseberg Transport System, OTS) is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is long and runs from Oseberg oil field, Oseberg, Veslefrikk, Brage oil field, Brage, Frøy and Lille-Frigg to Sture terminal, located ...
.
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Technical features
The sea depth at location is . The trap consists of two fault blocks, separated by a sealing fault. The reservoir lies at a depth of . It is estimated that the recoverable reserves are up to of oil, of natural gas and 100,000 tonnes of NGL. Recovery is done through pressure maintenance utilizing both water injection and water alternating gas injection. Maximum daily output is .[ OLJEDIREKTORATET Norwegian Petroleum Directorate]
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Updates
In the recent years, the facility has been modified and drilling of seven wells started.[ Partners developing the field invested ]NOK
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Archaeology
The discovery of terracotta figurines at this location caused its name to be used for the Nok culture, of which these ...
1.9 billion for upgrades and modifications in order to extract more oil from the field without the use of support vessels and increase the recovery rate from 28 to 35%.[
] The upgrades included new drilling fluid module with appurtenant generator and transformer, new process control for zero discharges of drilling waste and pollutant liquids, 20 new cabins, 2 new lifeboats with room for 62 persons, new loading deck for drilling equipment and drilling chemicals.[
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See also
* Oseberg Oil Field
* Oseberg Sør
* Sture terminal
*Oseberg Transport System
Oseberg Transport System (OTS) ( no, Oseberg Transport System, OTS) is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is long and runs from Oseberg oil field, Oseberg, Veslefrikk, Brage oil field, Brage, Frøy and Lille-Frigg to Sture terminal, located ...
*Grane oil field
Grane ( no, Granefeltet) is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located west of the city of Haugesund on the western coast of Norway. It is Norway's first heavy crude oil production field and Statoil's largest heavy oil field in the Norweg ...
* Grane oil pipeline
*North Sea oil
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In the petroleum industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and ...
References
External links
Statoil website
{{Resources in Norway
Oil fields in Norway
North Sea energy
Equinor oil and gas fields
TotalEnergies
ConocoPhillips oil and gas fields