Equinor granted approval for Breidablikk development

Equinor and partners received approval from Norwegian authorities for development of Breidakblikk field in the North Sea. Production is scheduled to start in first-half 2024.

The plan for development and operation (PDO) was submitted in September 2020 (OGJ Online, Sept. 28, 2020).

Field investments are about 18.6 billion kroner.

Development will include a subsea solution of 23 oil producing wells from four subsea templates. The field, which lies northeast of Grane field in 130 m of water, will be tied back to the Grane platform for processing before the oil is piped to the Sture terminal. Production will be monitored by digital tools from an operations center at Sandsli. Estimated recovery from the field is around 200 million bbl of oil.

Contracts totaling 8 billion kroner have been awarded to companies in Norway.

Aker Solutions has been awarded the contract for subsea production facilities. The contract covers the delivery of four subsea templates and up to 23 subsea trees and associated components.

Wood has been awarded the contract for required modifications and upgrade of the Grane platform to be able to receive oil from the Breidablikk subsea facilities.

TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract for pipelaying and subsea installation services.

Odfjell Drilling and the Deepsea Aberdeen rig have signed an agreement for drilling wells on Breidablikk.

Schlumberger Norge has been awarded a letter of intent for integrated drilling and well services.

Alcatel Submarine Networks has been awarded a contract for fiber-optic and electrical infrastructure from the Grane platform to the subsea production facility.

Floatel International has been awarded the contract for floatel services.

H. Butting GmbH & Co. KG and Mitsui & Co. Norway AS has been awarded the contracts for linepipe deliveries.

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