The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Wintershall Nova AS and its partners submitted a plan for development and operation for the North Sea Nova oil field, previously called Skarfjell. Plans call for production from the subsea development starting in September 2021.
Reserves are estimated at 12.2 million standard cu m of oil equivalent (77 million bbl). Nova will be tied in to the Gjoa complex via pipelines. Neptune operates Gjoa. Nova is 17 km southwest of Gjoa.
The development involves two subsea templates with three production wells and three water injection wells. Wintershall plans to develop Nova with the flexibility so it could accommodate one additional subsea template with four wells.
The development includes a new module on Gjoa, already prepared to accommodate a third-party tie-in. Gjoa also will deliver lift gas to the field and water injection for pressure support. Nova will obtain electric power from Gjoa platform, which will get the power from shore.
Nova reserves were proved in 2012. The production license was awarded in 2007. The licensees in Nova production license 418 are Wintershall as operator with 35%, Spirit 20%, Capricorn Norge AS 20%, Edison Norge AS 15%, and DEA 10%. Capicorn is part of Cairn Energy.
NPD did its own studies, advocating water injection on Nova to ensure optimal utilization of resources.
