Snorre oil field
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Snorre is an oil and gas field in the Tampen area in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea
. The sea depth in the area is 300 to 350 m (984.3 to 1,148.3 ). Snorre is operational since August 1992. It was the first field developed by Saga Petroleum
.
for final processing.
Snorre B platform is located in the northern part of the field and is asemi-submersible integrated drilling
, processing and accommodation steel facility. Oil from Snorre B is piped to Statfjord B platform for storage and export.
The Snorre field is operated by Statoil
. In 2009, Statoil started a project to upgrade the offshore production complex. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
is requesting Statoil to build a new platform at the field.
Norwegian Sea
The Norwegian Sea is a marginal sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Norway. It is located between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea and adjoins the North Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast. In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a...
. The sea depth in the area is 300 to 350 m (984.3 to 1,148.3 ). Snorre is operational since August 1992. It was the first field developed by Saga Petroleum
Saga Petroleum
Saga Petroleum was a Norwegian upstream petroleum company established in 1972 that was acquired by Norsk Hydro in 1999. Since October 2007 it is a part of Statoil. The company was the only fully private oil company in Norway. It had partial ownership in 60 oil field licenses and was operator of 18...
.
Production
Snorre A platform in the south is a floating steel facility for accommodation, drilling and processing. Snorre A has also a separate process module for production from the Vigdis field. A subsea template with ten well slots, Snorre UPA, is located centrally in the field and connected to Snorre A. Oil and gas from Snorre A is piped to the nearby Statfjord A platformStatfjord oil field
The Statfjord oil field is an enormous oil and gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea operated by Statoil.It is a trans-median field crossing the Norwegian and UK North Sea Boundary with approximately 15% being in the UK Continental Shelf waters. At peak production it produced over of...
for final processing.
Snorre B platform is located in the northern part of the field and is asemi-submersible integrated drilling
Drilling
Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole in solid materials. The drill bit is a multipoint, end cutting tool...
, processing and accommodation steel facility. Oil from Snorre B is piped to Statfjord B platform for storage and export.
The Snorre field is operated by Statoil
Statoil
Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
. In 2009, Statoil started a project to upgrade the offshore production complex. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate or OD is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the regulation of the petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf. Based in Stavanger it is to ensure that the petroleum resources are allocated in an optimal at the same time as they incur...
is requesting Statoil to build a new platform at the field.