Tor
Tor is an oil and gas field that is located 13 kilometers northeast of the Ekofisk Complex at a water depth of 70 meters. The field was discovered in 1970 and started production in 1978. Production was shut in 1 January 2016 after 37 1/2 years of operation. Tor II started production 4 December 2020 from an SPS (Subsea Production System) linked to the Ekofisk Complex.
Stavanger – ConocoPhillips Scandinavia (operator) and its partners in the Tor Unit started production from Tor II in the 4th quarter 2020. The Tor II project is a redevelopment of the Tor field, which was on production from 1978 through 2015.It is the first redevelopment of a shut-in field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, and start-up is only 12 months after approval of Plan for Development and Operation by the Norwegian authorities.
The Tor II project is one of several development opportunities in the Greater Ekofisk Area that enable continued efficient operations towards 2050. The project is a two-by-four slot Subsea Production System (SPS) with eight production wells. The SPS is connected to the Ekofisk Complex by multiphase production and gas lift pipelines to existing risers at the Ekofisk 2/4 M wellhead platform. Controls and utilities are provided through a service umbilical from the same existing platform. The new greenfield facilities are located approximately one kilometer west of the original Tor platform with no connection to the shut-in facilities.