Difference between revisions of "Vilje Oil Field"

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* Location: North Sea
 
* Location: North Sea
 
* Production start: 2008  
 
* Production start: 2008  
* Partners: Marathon Oil Norge AS (46.90 percent interest), Statoil Petroleum AS (28.85 percent) and Total E&P Norge AS (24.24 percent)
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* Partners: AkerBP (46.90 percent interest), DNO (28.85 percent) and Orlen (24.24 percent)
 
* Type: Oil  
 
* Type: Oil  
 
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* 2014 - PGNiG acquired Total's stake
 
* 2014 - PGNiG acquired Total's stake
 
* 2016 - BP and Det Norske merged their Norwegian assets
 
* 2016 - BP and Det Norske merged their Norwegian assets
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* 2019 - DNO acquired Faroe and became a partner
  
 
=== Geology ===
 
=== Geology ===
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5532 Norway: Total Sells An 8% Interest In Gina Krog Field And Interests In Three Minor Fields]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5532 Norway: Total Sells An 8% Interest In Gina Krog Field And Interests In Three Minor Fields]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/det-norske-and-bp-join-forces-to-grow.html Det norske and BP join forces to grow Norway’s leading independent oil and gas producer]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/det-norske-and-bp-join-forces-to-grow.html Det norske and BP join forces to grow Norway’s leading independent oil and gas producer]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2024/06/dno-to-make-cash-offer-for-all-shares.html DNO to make cash offer for all shares of Faroe Petroleum plc]
  
 
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[[category:AkerBP]]

Latest revision as of 14:01, 17 June 2024

Summary Information

  • Operator: AkerBP
  • Country: Norway
  • Location: North Sea
  • Production start: 2008
  • Partners: AkerBP (46.90 percent interest), DNO (28.85 percent) and Orlen (24.24 percent)
  • Type: Oil
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume: Vilje is expected to produce 21 000 barrels of oil per day in 2012

Description

  • Vilje is a field in the central part of the North Sea, 20 kilometres northeast of the Alvheim field. The water depth is 120 metres.
  • The field development concept includes two subsea templates and two production wells, tied in to the Alvheim production vessel.
  • The Skogul field is tied-back to the Alvheim FPSO via the Vilje template.

Contractors

  • Technip: Engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of sub sea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, tie-ins, manifold installation and sub sea equipment protection work
  • KWsubsea: 1 offshore 12" rigid (19km), 1 offshore 6" rigid (21km) Pipelines

History

  • 2005 - Technip awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract
  • 2008 - Production starts
  • 2012 - Statoil transfers Vilje operatorship to Marathon
  • 2014 - Marathon Oil Announces Sale of Norway Business to Det Norske
  • 2014 - PGNiG acquired Total's stake
  • 2016 - BP and Det Norske merged their Norwegian assets
  • 2019 - DNO acquired Faroe and became a partner

Geology

  • The reservoir is a turbidite deposit, in the Heimdal Formation of the Paleocene age.
  • The reservoir lies approximately 2 150 metres below sea level.

Links

  1. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
  2. Marathon and Partners Announce First Oil From Vilje Field Offshore Norway
  3. Technip awarded two contracts by Norsk Hydro for the Fram East and Vilje projects in Norway
  4. Statoil transfers Vilje operatorship to Marathon
  5. Marathon Oil Announces $2.7 Billion Sale of Norway Business
  6. Norway: Total Sells An 8% Interest In Gina Krog Field And Interests In Three Minor Fields
  7. Det norske and BP join forces to grow Norway’s leading independent oil and gas producer
  8. DNO to make cash offer for all shares of Faroe Petroleum plc