Oil production has started at the Tyrving oil development in the North Sea, ahead of the original production plan for the first quarter of 2025.
Located 24km east from the Alvheim floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in the centre of the North Sea, the Tyrving development consists of three wells and two new subsea installations. These are tied back to existing infrastructure at East Kameleon and further to the Alvheim FPSO, where the oil will be offloaded to shuttle tankers.
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Recoverable resources in Tyrving are estimated at approximately 25mboe.
The two discoveries, Trine and Trell, are approximately 5km apart in production licence 102F/G and production licence 036E/F on the Heimdal Terrace.
Independent oil and gas company Aker BP owns 61% of the oilfield, while state-owned Norwegian company Petoro owns 27% and PGNIG Upstream Norway, a company under the Orlen Group, owns 12%.
Aker BP’s development plan for Tyrving was approved by the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy in June 2023. The company is draining the Trell and Trine reservoirs using bilateral horizontal producers.
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By GlobalDataIn Trell, which was discovered in 2014, an extra branch is being drilled off one of the laterals to increase the recovery rate. To ensure optimal landing in the reservoirs, the plan includes drilling a pilot well in both Tyrving structures.
Aker BP aims to operate Tyrving with low emissions, estimated at just 0.3kg of CO₂ per barrel.
According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, if profitable resources are proven in the Trell North prospect, there could be a third well, further boosting Alvheim’s position as one of the most successful developments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Aker BP operates six field centres: Alvheim, Edvard Grieg, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, Ula and Valhall, and is a partner in the Johan Sverdrup field.
In July, the company announced a new gas discovery in an exploration well in the Barents Sea, roughly 300km off Norway’s northern coastline.
