Sture terminal
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Sture Terminal is an oil terminal at Stura in Øygarden
municipality, 50 km (31.1 mi) northwest of Bergen
, Norway
. It receives oil and condensate (light oil) from Oseberg
, Veslefrikk, Brage
, Oseberg Sør, Oseberg Øst
, Tune and Huldra fields through 115 km (71.5 mi) Oseberg Transport System
(OTS) and oil from Grane oil field
through 212 km (131.7 mi) Grane oil pipeline
.
, Stura, Mongstad
.
The exception is the LPG export facilities which are a property of Norsk Hydro (the refrigerated LPG storage and transfer system to ships) and Vestprosess DA (export facility to Vestprosess).
which allows to load up to 300,000 tonnes onto oil tankers. It also has five rock caverns for crude oil storage with a total capacity of 6.3 million barrels. Additionally, there is a 60,000 m3 rock cavern for storage of LPG and a 200,000 m3 ballast water cavern in the terminal. Separate unit for recovering of volatile organic compounds (VOC), environmentally important during loading of tankers is also in operation. Nearly 250-260 crude oil and LPG carriers go through Sture terminal each year
shut down six oil and gas fields along with the Sture terminal, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
had the following production 2009 expectations for fields exporting oil through Sture terminal:
Øygarden
Øygarden is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Midhordland. The administrative centre is Rong.Øygarden was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of Hjelme and parts of Herdla....
municipality, 50 km (31.1 mi) northwest of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It receives oil and condensate (light oil) from Oseberg
Oseberg oil field
Oseberg is an offshore oil field with a gas cap in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the southwestern coast of Norway....
, Veslefrikk, Brage
Brage oil field
Brage is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas. The water depth at the location is...
, Oseberg Sør, Oseberg Øst
Oseberg Øst
Oseberg East is an offshore oil field in the North Sea, located east of Oseberg Oil Field. The field was developed with a fixed production, drilling and quarters facility and is operated by Statoil. The first stage phase processing is done at the Oseberg Øst platform...
, Tune and Huldra fields through 115 km (71.5 mi) Oseberg Transport System
Oseberg Transport System
Oseberg Transport System is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is long and runs from Oseberg, Veslefrikk, Brage, Frøy and Lille-Frigg to Sture terminal, located north of Bergen, Norway. The operation of the pipeline was commenced in 1988...
(OTS) and oil from Grane oil field
Grane oil field
Grane is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located west of the city of Haugesund on the western coast of Norway. It is Norway's first heavy crude oil production field and Statoil's largest heavy oil field. The oil from the field, located in Block 25/11 is transported to Sture terminal via...
through 212 km (131.7 mi) Grane oil pipeline
Grane Oil Pipeline
Grane oil pipeline is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is long and runs from Grane oil field to Sture terminal, located north of Bergen, Norway. The pipeline operations commenced with start of production in the Grane oil field.-Technical features:...
.
History
The Sture terminal began its operations on 1 December 1988. On 30 November 1988 the first oil from the Oseberg field reached the Sture terminal. It had travelled by 115 kilometer pipeline for 4 days at depths as low as 360 meters with a speed of 1 km/h. The terminal celebrated its 20 year anniversary in 2008 The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved an upgrade to the facility in March 1998. As per the upgrade, a fractiionation plant would process unstabilized crude oil from Oseberg into stabilized oil and an LPG blend. The plant became operational in December 1999 and LPG blend produced in the plant is exported by ship or delivered through the Vestprosess pipeline between KollsnesKollsnes
Kollsnes is a natural gas processing plant owned and operated by Statoil on the southern part of the island Oøy in Øygarden, Norway. It processes the natural gas from the gass fields Troll, Kvitebjørn and Visund with a capacity of 143 million standard cubic meters of natural gas per...
, Stura, Mongstad
Mongstad
Mongstad is an industrial site located in the municipalities of Lindås and Austrheim in Hordaland, Norway. The site features an oil refinery for Statoil and other oil companies, including Shell. At Mongstad, Statoil has a crude oil terminal with a capacity of . The port at Mongstad is the largest...
.
Ownership
The Sture terminal has the same ownership shares as in Oseberg Transport System (OTS):| Company | Share |
|---|---|
| Petoro AS Petoro Petoro, a company wholly owned by the state of Norway, manages Norway's portfolio of exploration and production licenses for petroleum and natural gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. This portfolio is collectively called State's Direct Financial Interest . The company also has a control... |
48.38% |
| Norsk Hydro Norsk Hydro Norsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent... |
22.24% |
| Statoil ASA 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... |
14.0% |
| TotalFinaElf Exploration Norge AS | 8.65% |
| Mobil Development Norway ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas... |
4.33% |
| Norske Conoco A/S ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States... |
2.4% |
The exception is the LPG export facilities which are a property of Norsk Hydro (the refrigerated LPG storage and transfer system to ships) and Vestprosess DA (export facility to Vestprosess).
Technical features
The terminal has two jettiesJetty
A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the...
which allows to load up to 300,000 tonnes onto oil tankers. It also has five rock caverns for crude oil storage with a total capacity of 6.3 million barrels. Additionally, there is a 60,000 m3 rock cavern for storage of LPG and a 200,000 m3 ballast water cavern in the terminal. Separate unit for recovering of volatile organic compounds (VOC), environmentally important during loading of tankers is also in operation. Nearly 250-260 crude oil and LPG carriers go through Sture terminal each year
Production
Nearly 25% of Norway's oil production passes through Sture terminal. In 2009, after StatoilHydroStatoil
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...
shut down six oil and gas fields along with the Sture terminal, 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...
had the following production 2009 expectations for fields exporting oil through Sture terminal:
| Field name | bbl/day |
|---|---|
| Oseberg | 75,000 |
| Grane | 148,000 |
| Huldra | 3,000 |
| Veslefrikk | 13,000 |
See also
- Oseberg Transport SystemOseberg Transport SystemOseberg Transport System is a pipeline system in western Norway. It is long and runs from Oseberg, Veslefrikk, Brage, Frøy and Lille-Frigg to Sture terminal, located north of Bergen, Norway. The operation of the pipeline was commenced in 1988...
- North Sea oilNorth Sea oilNorth Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid oil and natural gas, produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea.In the oil industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the area known as "West of Shetland", "the Atlantic Frontier" or "the...
- Economy of NorwayEconomy of NorwayThe economy of Norway is a developed mixed economy with heavy state-ownership in strategic areas of the economy. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era...
- Oseberg oil fieldOseberg oil fieldOseberg is an offshore oil field with a gas cap in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the southwestern coast of Norway....
- Grane oil fieldGrane oil fieldGrane is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located west of the city of Haugesund on the western coast of Norway. It is Norway's first heavy crude oil production field and Statoil's largest heavy oil field. The oil from the field, located in Block 25/11 is transported to Sture terminal via...