Total has started oil production from the Ekofisk South project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The project will increase oil recovery in the Ekofisk field, located in the PL 018 license where Total holds a 39.9% interest in partnership with ConocoPhillips (35.11%, operator), Eni (12.39%), Statoil (7.6%) and Petoro (5%). The production capacity at the Ekofisk South platform is 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day. The project includes the drilling of 35 new production wells and eight injection wells. The plan for development and operation of the Ekofisk South project was approved by the Norwegian Parliament in June 2011, together with the plan for the nearby Eldfisk II project in the same license, where production start-up is scheduled for early 2015.
Ekofisk, discovered in 1969, came on stream in 1971 and is still one of the largest oil fields in Norway. The Ekofisk South project is an important building block to extend the lifespan of Ekofisk for some 40 further years. This start-up, together with those of Eldfisk II in 2015 and Martin Linge in late 2016, will significantly increase Total’s production in Norway by 2017.
Source: Total