Gina Krog on stream

July 3, 2017 12:01 CEST | Last modified July 1, 2020 10:02 CEST
Gina Krog
The Gina Krog platform is tied into Sleipner A. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland/Statoil)

At 17.02 CET on 30 June, Statoil started production on the Gina Krog oil and gas field in the North Sea.

Statoil and the partners invest a total of some NOK 31 billion in the development of the Gina Krog field.

“We are proud to have delivered Gina Krog with a good HSE record and in line with the cost estimate in the plan for development and operation,” says Margareth Øvrum, Statoil’s executive vice president for Technology, Projects and Drilling, thanking suppliers and partners for good collaboration in the project.

More than 600 people have been working on the Gina Krog field since last August preparing the platform for production.

Gina Krog is a global project with substantial Norwegian deliveries. For example, the the living quarter has been built at Stord, more than half of the equipment packages come from Norway, and all drilling and well services are performed by Norwegian suppliers.

The Gina Krog platform is tied in to Sleipner A and uses both processing capacity on the platform and existing pipelines for sending the gas to the marked in Europe.

“This illustrates how we can maximise value creation and realise new projects on the NCS by utilising existing infrastructure,” Øvrum says.

Oil from the field is transported by a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) which will be located on the field.

Gina Krog was initially a small-size gas discovery made in 1974. In 2007 and 2008 oil was struck, which shows the importance of near-field exploration.

“We believe it is possible to maintain high levels of activity on the NCS up to, and beyond 2030.  We have a very good infrastructure which we will leverage to add value for Statoil and society for a long time to come,” says Statoil’s executive vice president for Development and Production, Arne Sigve Nylund, adding:

Margareth Øvrum
Margareth Øvrum, EVP, Technology, Projects and Drilling
Arne Sigve Nylund
Arne Sigve Nylund, EVP, Development and Production

“The field will be operated from Statoil’s Stavanger offices, whereas the helicopter and base services will be run from Sola and Dusavika.“

Gina Krog will create jobs both onshore and offshore for 15-20 years. In addition, Gina Krog will help extend the productive life and maintain jobs at Sleipner A and Kårstø.

  • The Gina Krog field is located some 30 kilometres north-west of Sleipner, and 230 kilometres south-west of Stavanger.
  • Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator, with an interest of 58.7 percent. The partners are Total E&P Norge AS (15%), KUFPEC Norway AS (15%), PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (8%) and Aker BP ASA (3.3%).
  • Gina Krog has 20 well slots. The preliminary plan is to drill 11 production wells and three injection wells. The field has also been prepared for tie-in of new discoveries in the area.
  • The field is prepared for being run with power from shore when an area solution has been put in place for Utsira High in 2022.
The Gina Krog field is located some 230 kilometres south-west of Stavanger. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland/Statoil)