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* Previously known as the [[Hild Gas and Condensate Field]]
 
* Previously known as the [[Hild Gas and Condensate Field]]
  
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=== Summary Information ===
 
* Operator: Equinor
 
* Operator: Equinor
 
* Country: Norway  
 
* Country: Norway  
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* Production Volume:  
 
* Production Volume:  
  
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=== Description ===
 
* A stand-alone development, in a water depth of 115 meters, accesses separate gas/condensate and oil reservoirs.  
 
* A stand-alone development, in a water depth of 115 meters, accesses separate gas/condensate and oil reservoirs.  
 
* It includes the installation of an integrated wellhead, production and accommodation platform.  
 
* It includes the installation of an integrated wellhead, production and accommodation platform.  
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* Liquids will be sent to a dedicated storage vessel where water is separated for reinjection, and oil will be exported via shuttle tankers
 
* Liquids will be sent to a dedicated storage vessel where water is separated for reinjection, and oil will be exported via shuttle tankers
  
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=== Contractors ===
 
* **Aker Solutions:** Engineering for several building blocks, including topside, jacket, an FSO (floating storage and offloading), turret and mooring, SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers, pipelines and flowlines) and transportation and installation
 
* **Aker Solutions:** Engineering for several building blocks, including topside, jacket, an FSO (floating storage and offloading), turret and mooring, SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers, pipelines and flowlines) and transportation and installation
 
* **Technip & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI):** Engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, hook-up and commissioning of the topsides of a fixed production platform
 
* **Technip & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI):** Engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, hook-up and commissioning of the topsides of a fixed production platform
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* **KWSubsea:** Conceptual study to establish feasible pipeline design solutions for various development options
 
* **KWSubsea:** Conceptual study to establish feasible pipeline design solutions for various development options
  
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=== History ===
 
* 1978 - Hild Gas And Condensate Field discovered
 
* 1978 - Hild Gas And Condensate Field discovered
 
* 2011 - Aker Solutions awarded engineering contract
 
* 2011 - Aker Solutions awarded engineering contract
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* 2012 - Technip & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) awarded topsides contract
 
* 2012 - Technip & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) awarded topsides contract
 
* 2013 - GE awarded compressor contract
 
* 2013 - GE awarded compressor contract
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* 2018 - Equinor acquired Total's stake and became operator
 
* 2021 - Production started
 
* 2021 - Production started
 
* 2022 - Sval Energi acquired a 19% share
 
* 2022 - Sval Energi acquired a 19% share
  
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=== Geology ===
 
* The reservoir is structurally complex, and contains gas at high temperatures and pressure.  
 
* The reservoir is structurally complex, and contains gas at high temperatures and pressure.  
 
* There are three reservoirs in Middle Jurassic sandstones in the Brent Group at a depth of 3 700–4 400 metres.  
 
* There are three reservoirs in Middle Jurassic sandstones in the Brent Group at a depth of 3 700–4 400 metres.  
 
* Oil has also been proven in a reservoir of Eocene age at approximately 1 750 metres.
 
* Oil has also been proven in a reservoir of Eocene age at approximately 1 750 metres.
  
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=== Links ===
 
# [http://www.npd.no/en/Publications/Facts/Facts-2012/Chapter-12/ Future developments, NPD]
 
# [http://www.npd.no/en/Publications/Facts/Facts-2012/Chapter-12/ Future developments, NPD]
 
# [[KWSubsea Subsea References]]
 
# [[KWSubsea Subsea References]]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3609 Technip awarded offshore contract for the Martin Linge project in Norway]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3609 Technip awarded offshore contract for the Martin Linge project in Norway]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3754 GE Oil & Gas to Deploy First High-Speed Direct Drive Motor-Compressor Solution for Offshore Platforms]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3754 GE Oil & Gas to Deploy First High-Speed Direct Drive Motor-Compressor Solution for Offshore Platforms]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/01/martin-linge-on-stream.html Martin Linge on stream]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/01/equinor-sells-assets-in-ekofisk-area.html Equinor sells assets in Ekofisk Area and share in Martin Linge]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/01/equinor-sells-assets-in-ekofisk-area.html Equinor sells assets in Ekofisk Area and share in Martin Linge]
  

Revision as of 16:03, 6 January 2023

Summary Information

  • Operator: Equinor
  • Country: Norway
  • Location: North Sea
  • Production start:
  • Partners: Equinor - 51 %, Petoro - 30 %, Sval Energi - 19 %
  • Type: Gas And Condensate
  • Estimated Reserves:
    • Oil: 5.8 million Sm3
    • Gas: 20.0 billion Sm3
    • NGL: 0.9 million tonnes
    • Condensate: 3.5 million Sm3
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • A stand-alone development, in a water depth of 115 meters, accesses separate gas/condensate and oil reservoirs.
  • It includes the installation of an integrated wellhead, production and accommodation platform.
  • Processed gas will be exported to [[[St Fergus Gas Processing Plants]]] in the UK via a new link to the existing Frigg UK Pipeline (FUKA).
  • Liquids will be sent to a dedicated storage vessel where water is separated for reinjection, and oil will be exported via shuttle tankers

Contractors

  • **Aker Solutions:** Engineering for several building blocks, including topside, jacket, an FSO (floating storage and offloading), turret and mooring, SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers, pipelines and flowlines) and transportation and installation
  • **Technip & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI):** Engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, hook-up and commissioning of the topsides of a fixed production platform
  • **Kvaerner:** EPSC-contract (Engineering, Procurement, Supply and Construction) for delivery of a steel jacket
  • **Emtunga:** Living Quarter and Helideck
  • **GE:** Supply of four complete, variable frequency drive high-speed electric motor and centrifugal compressor packages
  • **KWSubsea:** Conceptual study to establish feasible pipeline design solutions for various development options

History

  • 1978 - Hild Gas And Condensate Field discovered
  • 2011 - Aker Solutions awarded engineering contract
  • 2012 - Final investment decision
  • 2012 - Technip & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) awarded topsides contract
  • 2013 - GE awarded compressor contract
  • 2018 - Equinor acquired Total's stake and became operator
  • 2021 - Production started
  • 2022 - Sval Energi acquired a 19% share

Geology

  • The reservoir is structurally complex, and contains gas at high temperatures and pressure.
  • There are three reservoirs in Middle Jurassic sandstones in the Brent Group at a depth of 3 700–4 400 metres.
  • Oil has also been proven in a reservoir of Eocene age at approximately 1 750 metres.

Links

  1. Future developments, NPD
  2. KWSubsea Subsea References
  3. Emtunga Offshore Platform References
  4. Total launches the Hild field Development in the North Sea, Norway
  5. Kvaerner wins Hild jacket EPSC contract
  6. Aker Solutions wins basic engineering contract for Hild field
  7. Technip awarded offshore contract for the Martin Linge project in Norway
  8. GE Oil & Gas to Deploy First High-Speed Direct Drive Motor-Compressor Solution for Offshore Platforms
  9. Martin Linge on stream
  10. Equinor sells assets in Ekofisk Area and share in Martin Linge