Hydro has on behalf of the Troll Oil license awarded a contract worth NOK 370 million to Subsea 7 subsea for the sea lines to the Troll O2 field in the North Sea. The deliveries comprise two flexible flowlines and one umbilical, approximately 4km each. The lines will be installed between existing Troll O1 and the new Troll O2 in 2009. The new well template will be tied into the Troll C production platform in the North Sea. It is anticipated that the new wells, which can be drilled from the template, will increase the area’s oil reserves by more than 20 million barrels. Troll Oil includes blocks 31/2, 31/3 and 31/5 and is some 80km NW of Bergen. The field is developed with two production platforms, Troll B and Troll C, and subsea production systems. Three drilling rigs will drill the production wells from the subsea well templates.
