Irpa Gas and Condensate Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Equinor
• Country: Norway
• Location: Norwegian Sea
• Production start:
• Partners: Equinor (operator), Wintershall DEA, Petoro, and Shell
• Type: Gas and Condensate
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• Irpa, formerly called Asterix, is located at a depth of approximately 1350 metres in the Norwegian Sea, 340 kilometres offshore Bodø
• The field will be developed with three wells, a 4-slot subsea template and an 80-kilometre tie-back pipeline to the Aasta Hansteen Gas and Condensate Field
• The gas from Irpa will be phased into existing infrastructure over Aasta Hansteen and transported via Polarled to the Nyhamna processing plant. From there, gas is transported via the Langeled pipeline system to customers in the UK and continental Europe.

Contractors

• Aibel: EPCIC & FEED for extensive modifications and preparation of the Aasta Hansteen platform for tie-in
• Corinth Pipeworks: Manufacture and supply approximately 15km of 23” and 26” longitudinally submerged arc welded steel pipes

History

• 2009 - The field was discovered
• 2022 - The plan for development and operation (PDO) was submitted

Geology

• The reservoir contains gas in turbidite sandstone of the Late Cretaceous age in the Springar Formation at a depth of 3200 metres.

Links

1. Asterix, Norsk Petroleum
2. Aibel gets billion NOK assignment at Aasta Hansteen
3. Corinth Pipeworks is awarded contract for Equinor deep water pipeline in the Norwegian sea