Norne increases production

Statoil has installed a new subsea template that ensures improved recovery on the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. A total increase of 10 million barrels of oil is expected.

One of the two wells tied in to the template commenced production on 18 October.

“Statoil’s ambition is to maintain a production level of one million barrels of oil equivalent per day on the Norwegian continental shelf until 2015,” says Terje Overvik, executive vice president for Exploration & Production Norway.