Embla oil and gas field

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The Embla oil and gas field is a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) crude oil and associated gas producing field in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. Production of oil and gas started in 1993, peak oil and gas was achieved in 1994, and the field is still operational.

The characteristics of the Embla field reservoir are as follows.[1][2][3]

Embla field reservoir
Field Embla
Reservoir Devonian and Permian segmented sandstone and conglomerate
Block 2/7-D
Reservoir depth, metres 4,000
Properties High-pressure high-temperature (160°C)
Discovered 1988
Original recoverable reserves 19.5 million Sm3 oil equivalent
Now in reserve 0.8 million Sm3 oil equivalent (2023)

Owners and operator

The current (2024) owners of the Embla field and their respective stakes are:[1]

Company Interest
TotalEnergies EP Norge AS 39.896
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS 35.112
Vår Energi ASA 12.388
Sval Energi AS 7.604
Petoro AS 5

The field is operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS.[1]

Infrastructure

The field has been developed with an unmanned wellhead platform facility, which is remotely controlled from Eldfisk.[2][3]

Parameter Value
Block 2/7
Latitude 56.333231°N
Longitude 3.248264°E
Water depth, metres 70
Type Fixed steel
Sunstructure, tonnes 3,927
Topsides, tonnes 2,465
Legs 4
Export 5.2 km, 14-inch pipeline to the Eldfisk S facility

Production

See also

References

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