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  <h1>First oil from Gullfaks satellites</h1> 
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     <p>Oil is now flowing from Gullveig, the first of Statoil's three Gullfaks satellites in the North Sea to come on stream.</p> 
     <p>Production began on Saturday, and a total of 23 wells are due to be tied back to Gullfaks A from this field as well as from Rimfaks and Gullfaks South.</p> 
     <p>Once all the producers are on stream, total output from the A platform will be virtually doubled from the current figure. This averages roughly 138.000 barrels of oil per day.</p> 
     <p>Geir Pettersen, senior vice president for Oil Operations, has congratulated everyone involved in the satellites development.</p> 
     <p>"We can all be proud of this project. It has involved many innovations as well as complex and extensive modifications to Gullfaks A. These changes were accomplished in a way which commands respect."</p> 
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