Ormen Lange, operated by Shell, has started subsea compression to boost production from the gas field, ahead of plan and below budget. The project is an important contributor to reaching Vår Energi’s target of producing more than 400 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in fourth quarter this year.
The Ormen Lange phase III project consists of two subsea compression stations with the objective of increasing field recovery from 75% to 85%. The Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) estimates that subsea compression will recover an additional 30-50 billion cubic meters (BCM) of gross gas production from the Ormen Lange field.
Ormen Lange is a gas field located in the Norwegian Sea, 120 km from the onshore processing and export facility at Nyhamna. The gas is exported to European markets through Langeled and the Norwegian gas export system.
Shell is operator (17.8%) of the Ormen Lange field, with Vår Energi (6.3%), Petoro AS (36.5%), Equinor Energy AS (25.3%) and Orlen Upstream Norway AS (14%) as partners.
Source: Var Energi
