First oil started from the Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea 28 November 2015.
The Edvard Grieg field is part of PL338 on the Utsira High in the North Sea, about 180 km west of Stavanger.
The development comprises a steel jacket platform and 22,500-tonne topsides, including processing, utility, and living quarters.
Development drilling with the Rowan Viking jack-up rig will resume shortly and a total of 10 production wells and four water injection wells are planned to be drilled with plateau production expected during 2H 2016. The drilling of the development wells is expected to continue into 2018.
The field, with 187 MMboe gross 2P reserves, was discovered in 2007, with Lundin Petroleum’s first operated exploration well in Norway.
A successful appraisal well in the southeast of the Edvard Grieg field, drilled earlier this year, is anticipated to lead to a reserves increase once the year end 2015 reserves certification process has been completed.
Alex Schneiter, President and CEO of Lundin Petroleum said: “I am extremely proud that we have delivered first oil from Edvard Grieg on schedule and on budget. This is a remarkable achievement by our Norwegian project team, our contractors and subcontractors that was made possible by the excellent support received from our partners and the government in Norway. I am particularly thankful to and proud of the people who discovered, executed the development of and are now operating the Edvard Grieg field in an exemplary way."
Kvaerner was the main construction contractor with engineering by Aker Solutions. The living quarters and helicopter deck were delivered by Apply Leirvik, while the jacket was constructed at Kværner Verdal. The platform deck was built at Kværner Stord and Aker Solutions in Egersund.
Edvard Grieg has been designed as a field centre, and will receive oil and gas from the neighboring field Ivar Aasen for further processing. The oil is being transported via the Grane pipeline to the Sture terminal on the west coast of Norway, while gas will be transported via a separate pipeline system to St. Fergus in Scotland.
Lundin Norway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum, is the operator of PL338 with a 50% working interest. The partners are OMV Norge with 20%, Statoil with 15% and Wintershall Norge with 15%.
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