Frigg gas field

Frigg gas field
North Sea oil and gas fields
Frigg gas field is located in North Sea
Frigg gas field
Location of Frigg gas field
CountryNorway
RegionNorth Sea
Location/block25/1
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates59°52′48.48″N 2°3′59.40″E / 59.8801333°N 2.0665000°E / 59.8801333; 2.0665000
OperatorTotal S.A.
Field history
Discovery1971
Start of production8 May 1978
Abandonment26 October 2004
Production
Estimated gas in place6,780×10^9 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:

  • Phase I - 1977
  • Phase II - 1978
  • Phase III - 1981
  1. ^ Heritier et al, 1980, p. 59