Snorre Oil Field
A Plateosaurus knucklebone, specimen PMO 207.207, was discovered in 1997 at 2,256 metres (7,402 ft) while drilling the Snorre oil field.
Production
Snorre A platform in the south is a floating steel facility for accommodation, drilling and processing. Snorre A has also a separate process module for production from the Vigdis field. A subsea template with ten well slots, Snorre UPA, is located centrally in the field and connected to Snorre A. Oil and gas from Snorre A is piped to the nearby Statfjord A platform for final processing.
Snorre B platform is located in the northern part of the field and is a semi-submersible integrated drilling, processing and accommodation steel facility. Oil from Snorre B is piped 45 km to Statfjord B platform for storage and export.
The Snorre field is operated by Statoil. In 2009, Statoil started a project to upgrade the offshore production complex. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is requesting Statoil to build a new platform at the field.
Reserves
The reserves consist of 1.6 billion barrels (250×10 m) of oil, 6.7 billion cubic metres (240×10 cu ft) of natural gas, 4.8 million tons of natural gas liquids.
References
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