Aker BP and partners have started production from the Grasel field in the Skarv area, located in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea.
The Grasel project will utilise available capacity on the Skarv production vessel (FPSO) for the production of oil. The 2km-wide Grasel reservoir, which stretches over 7km, is estimated to contain around 13m barrels of oil equivalent. It was discovered in 1998.
According to the company, the Grasel field development involved a total investment of around NOK1.2bn (US$138.3m). The project includes a new producer drilled from an existing well slot on the Skarv field, which commenced production in 2013.
The development of the Ærfugl field and Grasel is part of the company’s efforts to make Skarv a key hub for discoveries in the surrounding area. In November last year, Aker BP and its partners commenced production from phase 1 of the Ærfugl field development in the Norwegian Sea.
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