Equinor Energy AS has been granted consent by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for use of a pressure boosting pump on Vigdis field in production license 089 in the northern part of the North Sea.
The purpose of the boosting station for Vigdis is to accelerate oil production and increase oil recovery from Vigdis field (OGJ Online, Dec. 5, 2018).
Vigdis field lies in the Tampen area between Snorre, Statfjord, and Gullfaks fields. Water depth in the area is 280 m. Discovered in 1986, the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1994. The field has been developed with seven subsea templates and two satellite wells connected to the Snorre A facility. Production started in 1997.