Aker BP reaches first oil at Tyrving

Sept. 3, 2024

Aker BP has started oil production from Tyrving field in the Alvheim area offshore Norway.

Illustration of Tyrving field development offshore Norway.

Aker BP has started oil production from Tyrving field in the Alvheim area offshore Norway.

The development leverages the planned extended lifetime for Alvheim field and will increase production while reducing both unit costs and CO₂ emissions/bbl, the company said in a release Sept. 3.

Tyrving development consists of three wells and two new subsea installations (manifolds) tied back to existing infrastructure at East Kameleon and further to the Alvheim FPSO.

Recoverable resources in Tyrving are estimated at 25 MMboe (OGJ Online, Apr. 24, 2024).

Aker BP is operator at Tyrving (61.3%). Partners are Petoro AS (26.84%) and PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (11.9%).