ExxonMobil
to increase Norwegian Ringhorn production
Posted: 25 March 2004
Exxon Mobil Corporation subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production
Norway AS (Esso), will be increasing production from its Ringhorne
Field in Norway with the start-up of a new process module on the
Ringhorne Platform and associated oil pipeline to the Jotun Field
FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) to develop the
Ringhorne Jurassic reservoir.
The Ringhorne Jurassic Project, completed a month ahead of schedule,
was designed to optimize production and processing capacity among
the three ExxonMobil-operated fields and their facilities -- Balder,
Ringhorne and Jotun. The project will add oil export capacity of
approximately 25,000 barrels per day to gas exports, which began
via a separate pipeline in October 2003.
"The Norwegian sector of the North Sea continues to represent
an important component of ExxonMobil's production portfolio,"
said Stuart McGill, president of ExxonMobil Production Company.
"The completion of this project underscores ExxonMobil's strategy
of maximizing profitability through existing oil and gas production."
The project consisted of three parts -- installation of a new process
module on the Ringhorne Platform to allow first stage separation
of Jurassic crude, an oil pipeline to route production from the
Ringhorne Jurassic reservoir to the Jotun FPSO, and a high-pressure
gas pipeline from the Balder and Ringhorne fields to Jotun.
The total investment cost for both the Ringhorne Jurassic and Ringhorne/Balder
Gas Export Projects was approximately US$200 million.
The original Ringhorne development consisted of a 24-slot platform
and one stage of separation, with production tied to the Balder
FPSO. With the completion of the Ringhorne Jurassic Project, the
Ringhorne development will now utilize available processing, storage
and offloading capacity at the Balder FPSO and Jotun.
Esso Norge is the operator of the Ringhorne, Balder and the Jotun
fields, which are all located on the Utsira High area. Ringhorne
is located 6 miles (10 kilometers) northeast of the Balder field
in blocks 25/8, 25/10 and 25/11. Esso Norge is the sole owner of
Ringhorne and Balder, and owns 45 percent of Jotun (other Jotun
owners are Shell/Enterprise 45 percent, DNO 7 percent and Petoro
3 percent). The fields are operated by the company's upstream organization
located at Forus outside Stavanger.
For more information see www.exxonmobil.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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