Wintershall granted Dvalin start-up approval
Wintershall DEA Norge expects start-up of Dvalin natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea in November-December.
Star-tup approval from authorities has been granted, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on the 21st October. The field, in PL435, is estimated to hold recoverable gas reserves of 18 billion standard cu m.
The field consists of two structures 3.5 km apart. Dvalin east was proven in 2010 and Dvalin west in 2012.
Development includes four vertical production wells – wo in the east and two in the west.
Drilling and completion started in August 2019 and is now complete.
Production will be transported south-east to Heidrun field for further processing and export.
Gas will be exported via the Polarled pipeline into Nyhamna in central Norway.
Condensate will be routed to the existing process plant on Heidrun and onwards via the Heidrun storage ship to tankers for further transport to an oil refinery.
Wintershall’s development investment projection is about 11 billion kroner.
Wintershall is operator of the licence with 55%. Partners are Petoro AS 35% and Edison Norge AS 10%.
Source: Oil & Gas Journal