Equinor granted life extension for two North Sea fields

Equinor has received consents from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the facilities on the Vigdis and Tordis fields – both located in the North Sea off Norway – beyond their original operating life.

Consent for operation of the Vigdis field expires on the 9^th March 2024. In order to recover the remaining reserves from the field, Equinor, the operator, has applied for consent to extend the operating life of the facilities on the field.

In a report on the 10^th September, the PSA said it had granted consent for the use of the facilities on the Vigdis field until the 31^st December 2040.

Vigdis is a field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea, between the Snorre, Statfjord, and Gullfaks fields. The water depth in the area is 280 metres. Vigdis was discovered in 1986, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1994. The field has been developed with seven subsea templates and two satellite wells connected to the Snorre A platform. Production started in 1997.

Consent for operation of the Tordis field expires on the 31^st December 2019. In order to recover the remaining reserves from the field, Equinor has applied for consent to extend the operating life of the facilities on the field.

The safety authority has now granted consent for the use of the facilities on the Tordis field until the 31^st December 2036.

Tordis is a field in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea, between the Statfjord and Gullfaks fields. The water depth in the area is 150-220 metres. Tordis was discovered in 1987, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1991.

The field has been developed with a central subsea manifold tied-back to Gullfaks C, which also supplies water for injection. Seven single-well satellites and two subsea templates are tied-back to the manifold. Production started in 1994.

Source: Offshore Energy Today