Statfjord Øst is a producing conventional oil field located in shallow water in Norway and is operated by Equinor Energy. The field is located in block 33/9P (PL 037) and 34/7P (PL 089), with water depth of 800 feet.

An expansion project is associated with the Statfjord Øst, namely Statfjord Øst IOR Project. This project is currently in the approval stage, expected to start in 2023.

Field participation details

The field is owned by Petoro, Equinor, Eni, Centrica, HitecVision, BASF, LetterOne Holdings, Inpex, Idemitsu Kosan and Stadtwerke Munchen.


Production from Statfjord Øst

The Statfjord Øst conventional oil field recovered 93.86% of its total recoverable reserves, with peak production in 1998. The peak production was approximately 72.94 thousand bpd of crude oil and condensate, 24 Mmcfd of natural gas and 2.24 thousand bpd of natural gas liquids. Based on economic assumptions, production will continue until the field reaches its economic limit in 2035.


Remaining recoverable reserves

The field is expected to recover 18.44 Mmboe, comprised of 8.64 Mmbbl of crude oil & condensate, 33.48 bcf of natural gas reserves and 4.21 Mmbbl of natural gas liquid reserves.


Contractors involved in the Statfjord Øst conventional oil field

The key contractors involved in the Statfjord Øst project as follows.

Other Contractors: China National Offshore Oil

About Equinor Energy

Equinor Energy AS (Equinor Energy) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equinor ASA. The company provides oil and gas exploration and production services. It extracts, refines, and transports natural gas, crude oil, and wind power for manufacturing of synthetic fabrics, plastics, asphalt, cosmetics, and medicines. Equinor Energy is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

Methodology

Information on the field is sourced from GlobalData’s fields database that provides detailed information on all producing, announced and planned oil and gas fields globally. Not all companies mentioned in the article may be currently existing due to their merger or acquisition or business closure.