Aker BP has received approval from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the plan for development and operation (PDO) of Tyrving (previously Trell and Trine) in the Alvheim area offshore Norway.
The Tyrving development will utilize the planned extended lifetime for Alvheim field, increase production, and reduce both unit costs and CO2/bbl.
Total investments are about $700 million. Production is scheduled to start in first-quarter 2025.
Recoverable resources at Tyrving are estimated at about 25 MMboe. Tyrving emissions are estimated at 0.3 kg CO2/bbl.
Aker BP is operator at Tyrving (61.6%). Partners are Petoro AS (26.84%) and PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (11.9%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).