Equinor submits POD, lets contracts for Breidablikk development

Equinor and partners submitted plans to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to develop Breidablikk oil field (previously called Grand, license 169 B2) in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), northeast of Grane field in the North Sea about 185 km west of Haugesund. Investments for Breidablikk will total around 18.6 billion kroner. Startup is expected in 2024.  

Breidablikk consists of the 25/11-27 discovery (F structure) and the 25/8-4 discovery (D structure). The field will be developed with four subsea templates, each with six slots. The templates will be tied into and controlled from the Grane platform. The plan calls for 23 production wells, and oil will be processed and exported via Grane to the Sture terminal in Hordaland county.

Equinor awarded a contract to Aker Solutions for delivery of the subsea production system, valued at about 2.5 billion kroner, including options. The contract covers the delivery of the four subsea templates and up to 23 subsea trees and associated components.

Wood PLC was let a contract to provide engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services worth $84 million. Wood will deliver all topside modifications at the Grane installation in preparation for tie-back of Breidablikk subsea development. Modifications will include integration of new pipelines and an umbilical, as well as increasing capacity for produced water at the facility.

Total recoverable reserves from Breidablikk are estimated at 30 million standard cu m of oil (200 million bbl).

Equinor operates Breidablikk with 47.5%. Partners are Petoro AS 30%, Vår Energi 10%, and ConocoPhilips Skandinavia AS 12.5%.