Production on the Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea has been started up by Statoil and partners. Visund South is the first of Statoil’s fast-track portfolio projects.
“This is a milestone,” said head of field development on Visund South, Hogne Pedersen in a press release. “We’ve managed to carry out this project in accordance with our planning and investment estimates. It wouldn’t have been possible without the excellent cooperation we’ve enjoyed within Statoil, in the license, and with the authorities and suppliers.”
Developed by means of a subsea installation, Visund South consists of the Pan and Pandora discoveries located 10 kilometres from both the Gullfaks C and Visund A-platforms. This consists of a template and four wells, where the first of three wells have been drilled and tied back to Gullfaks C for processing.
“I would like to thank all the suppliers, including main supplier FMC Technologies for delivery of the subsea production system, Subsea 7 for marine installation, and topside contractor Aibel for its contribution,” said installation project manager in Technology, Projects and Drilling, David Lloyd.