Valemon Gas and Condensate Field

Operator: Equinor
Country: Norway
Location: Norwegian Continental Shelf
Production start: 2015
Partners: Equinor (operator – 64.275%), Petoro (30%), PGNIG (3.225%) and Total (2.5%).
Type: Gas & Condensate
Estimated Reserves: The field contains some 206 million barrels of oil equivalent
Production Volume: Expected peak production is 68,000 boe per day

A gas and condensate field between Kvitebjørn and Gullfaks South in the Norwegian North Sea, about 160 kilometres west of Bergen
The recoverable reserves are estimated at 206 million barrels of oil equivalents – including 26 billion cubic metres of gas, five million cubic metres of condensate and one million cubic metres of natural gas liquids (NGL).
The appraisal well on Valemon was drilled from the Statoil-operated Kvitebjørn platform. With a total length of 7,380 metres this well is the longest high pressure/high temperature (HPHT) well ever drilled by the group.
Gas from Valemon was transported via the existing pipeline from Huldra to Heimdal, a hub which enables the gas to be exported to European markets. Following the closure of Heimdal in 2023, the gas was re-routed via Kvitebjon
The approximately 9,200 tonnes Valemon jacket is approximately 157 meters tall with a footprint of 45 x 45 meters and a top of 26 x 30 meters.

**Samsung Heavy Industries:** Construction of production platform
**Wood Group Mustang:** Detailed engineering support for the topsides, in addition to delivery of the flare boom and providing hook-up and commissioning assistance
**Heerema:** Valemon Jacket,
**Technip:** Detailed design, procurement engineering and follow-on engineering support for the Valemon fixed platform topsides
**Aibel:** Topsides FEED
**Mercon:** Construction of 8 storey high Living Quarter.
**Saipem:** Topsides and Flare

2006 - Valemon discovered
2008 - Alliance Engineering chosen to Conduct Platform Concept Study
2010 - The plan for development and operation of the Valemon gas and condensate field was approved by the Norwegian parliament
2010 - Heerema awarded contract for the jacket
2011 - Technip awarded Offshore services contract
2012 - Mercon awarded living quarters contract
2014 - Oil and gas discovered at Valemon Nord
2015 - First production
2021 - PGNIG acquired a stake from Shell

The deposit has a complex structure with several faults. The reservoirs consist of Middle Jurassic sandstones in the Brent Group and Lower Jurassic sandstones in the Cook Formation. The reservoirs lie at a depth of approximately 4 000 metres, with high pressure and temperature.

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