OSLO/STAVANGER – Rettighetshaverne for feltene Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk og Tommeliten Gamma, operert av ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, har i dag levert to planer for utbygging og drift til Energidepartementet for det tidligere produserte felt-prosjektet i Ekofisk-området (PPF) i Nordsjøen.
Prosjektet omfatter en samlet gjenutbygging av de tre feltene med anslåtte utvinnbare gass- og kondensatressurser på 90–120 millioner fat oljeekvivalenter. Dette bygger videre på subsea-fabrikken i Ekofisk-området hvor nær 400 millioner fat oljeekvivalenter er lagt til de siste årene i fire utbygginger, inkludert PPF-prosjektet. Avansert brønnteknologi og mer effektive havbunnsløsninger i prosjektene Tor II, Tommeliten A og Eldfisk Nord har gjort disse utbyggingene mulig.
– Sammen med våre partnere investerer vi i langsiktig og lønnsom drift i Ekofisk-området gjennom ny utvikling og kostnadseffektiv produksjon. Gjenutbyggingen skaper verdier og styrker energisikkerheten med ny gass til Europa, sier Steinar Våge, regiondirektør for Europa og Nord-Afrika i ConocoPhillips.
Planlagte investeringer er ca. 14 milliarder kroner brutto for Albuskjell og Vest Ekofisk, og ca. 5,5 milliarder kroner brutto for Tommeliten Gamma. Totalt skal 11 brønner og fire havbunnsrammer kobles til Ekofisk-senteret via en felles flerfaseledning. Albuskjell får to havbunnsrammer med seks brønner, mens Vest Ekofisk og Tommeliten Gamma får én havbunnsramme hver med tilhørende tre til to brønner. Se en visualisering av prosjektet her.
Forutsatt godkjenning fra myndighetene ventes første gass i fjerde kvartal 2028, med en brutto dagsproduksjon på opptil 36,000 fat oljeekvivalenter etter full oppstart. Beregninger viser at prosjektet skaper 5,900 arbeidsplasser før drift, hvorav 80 prosent av kontraktene er tildelt norske selskaper, noe som bidrar til vesentlig sysselsetting.
ConocoPhillips er operatør for feltene med følgende oversikt over partnere og eierandeler under.
| Selskap | Albuskjell & Vest Ekofisk | Tommeliten Gamma |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | 35,1 % | 28,3 % |
| Vår Energi ASA | 52,3 % | 9,1 % |
| Orlen Upstream Norway AS | 7,6 % | 62,6 % |
| Petoro AS | 5 % | - |
Om tidligere produserte felt
Albuskjell og Vest Ekofisk ligger i PL 018B og PL 018F, mens PL 044 og PL 044D omfatter Tommeliten Gamma. De tre feltene ble stengt inn før slutten av levetiden i 1998 på grunn av nedstengning av infrastruktur og begrenset prosesseringskapasitet på Ekofisk. Kapasitet forventes å bli tilgjengelig mot slutten av 2020-tallet, noe som muliggjør fremtidig gassproduksjon.
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