Frigg gas field | |
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Country | Norway |
Region | North Sea |
Location/block | 25/1 |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 59°52′48.48″N 2°3′59.40″E / 59.8801333°N 2.0665000°E |
Operator | Total S.A. |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1971 |
Start of production | 8 May 1978 |
Abandonment | 26 October 2004 |
Production | |
Estimated gas in place | 6,780×10 9 cu ft (192×10 9 m3) |
Frigg gas field is a natural gas field on Norwegian block 25/1[1] in the North Sea, on the boundary between the United Kingdom and Norway. The field is named after the goddess Frigg. King Olav V of Norway officially opened production on 8 May 1978. Production was closed on 26 October 2004. The field is situated 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Stavanger. Operator for the field was the French oil company Elf Aquitaine, which merged and changed name to Total S.A.
Operations were regulated according to an agreement between the UK and Norwegian governments called the Frigg Treaty.
Infrastructural changes were made in three phases: