The Edvard Grieg top side installation has now been completed, the installation consisted of lifting four modules onto the pre-installed jacket – the main deck frame, the utility and living quarters module, the processing module and the flare boom with a total weight of 22,000 tonnes. 

The lift operation was carried out by Heerema’s heavy lift vessel Thialf.

The final offshore hook up and commissioning of these modules has now begun with production expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2015. 

Two of the production wells have been drilled and completed and are ready to be tied-in to the platform.

Lundin Norway is the operator and has a 50 percent working interest in PL338. The other partners are Wintershall Norway with 15 percent, OMV Norway with 20 percent and Statoil with 15 percent.

The gross capital cost of the Edvard Grieg field development is estimated at USD 4 billion and includes platform, pipelines and 15 wells.

» Operator: Lundin Norway (50%)

» Gross reserves: 185.8 million boe

» Hydrocarbon type: Oil

» Location: Block 16/1 in the North Sea, offshore Norway

» Discovery well: 16/1-8 (2007)

» Expected production start: 4Q 2015

» Partners: OMV Norge (20%), Wintershall Norge (15%), Statoil (15%)

» Expected plateau rate:100,000 boepd

» Expected lifetime: 30 years

Source: www.lundin-petroleum.com

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