Frigg Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Total
- Country: Norway / UK
- Location: North Sea
- Production start: 1977
- Partners:
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The Frigg Field was the world's largest and deepest offshore gas field when discovered in 1971
- It straddled both the Norwegian and British sectors of the North Sea
- There were two platforms on the Norwegian side and three on the British side of the border.
- On the UK side was an accommodation platform (QP) for 120 people, a treatment platform (TCP2) and a drilling platform( CDP1), while the Norwegian side had a drilling platform (DP2)and a treatment platform (TP1).
- Bridges connected three of the platforms
- Gas was transported to the [[[St Fergus Gas Processing Plants]]], via the [[[Frigg UK Gas Pipeline System]]]
- Oil was transported on the Frostpipe Crude Oil Pipeline to the [[[Oseberg Oil Field]]]
+++ Contractors
- **EAN:** Frigg DP2 & Frigg QP
- **Stolt Offshore:** Frostpipe riser supports
- **Heerema Marine Contractors:** NE Frigg Template
- **Kvaerner:** 2 Modules for TCP2
- **Emtunga:**
- HVAC module
- DP 2 - Battery room module, Technical & office modules
- TP 1 - Calibration shop module & Office module
- **Seaway Heavy Lifting:** T & I of Three templates on Lille Frigg
- **Saipem:** Offshore removal and transport of seven large platforms
+++ History
- 1971 - Frigg Gas Field discovered
- 1977 - Project development approved by UK Government
- 1977 - First gas produced
- 2004 - Saipem awarded the contract for the offshore removal and transport of seven large platforms
+++ Geology
+++ Links
- NPD, Fields where production has ceased
- University of Aberdeen
- Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
- Emtunga Europe Offshore Platform References
- FoundOcean Subsea References
- [[[Kvaerner Topsides References]]
- Awarded to Saipem a decommissioning contract in North Sea amounting to approximately 130 million Euro
