Offshore staff

STAVANGER, Norway – Statoil plans to develop the deepwater North Sea Luva field using a spar platform.

In 1,300 m (4,265 ft) water depth, Luva will have a large-diameter, single vertical cylinder supporting a conventional deck with processing facility, accommodation quarters, etc. The installation is fixed to the seabed. The platform will house accommodations, a storage unit for condensate, and a gas processing facility with a capacity of 23 MMcm/d (812 MMcf/d).

The concept includes two subsea templates with four wells on each and one satellite template with one well.

Meanwhile, the Norwegian Sea Gas Infrastructure (NSGI) project has chosen a gas transport concept that includes a 480-km long, 30-36 in pipeline from the Luva field to the onshore processing facility at Nyhamna.

The pipeline will also connect to the Linnorm field and tied-in to the Zidane field. In addition, connection to Åsgard Transport via the Kristin platform will be possible and there are plans for tying in other fields and discoveries.

The concept includes the expansion of the Ormen Lange field's Nyhamna gas plant with the intention of converting it into a gas terminal.

Partners are Statoil (75%), ExxonMobil (15%), and ConocoPhillips (10%).

01/30/2012