Equinor cleared to start preparations for Verdande startup offshore mid-Norway
May 7, 2025
Equinor has authorization from the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) to use some of the new facilities related to the Verdande Field subsea development in the Norwegian Sea.
Equinor, on behalf of the partnership, submitted the plan for development and operation for Verdande to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in late 2022.
Equinor has authorization from the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) to use some of the new facilities related to the Verdande Field subsea development in the Norwegian Sea.
The consent will allow preparation and pressurization of the Verdande gas-lift pipeline, control cable and manifold for the tieback to the Norne FPSO, with production due to start this year.
Equinor submitted the plan for development and operation in late 2022, based on a subsea template with three production wells. The company discovered the field in 2017 in 380 m of water, 10 km north of the Norne Field.
