| Oseberg | |
|---|---|
  Location of Oseberg | |
| Country | Norway |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Coordinates | 60°29′30.7104″N 2°49′38.3304″E / 60.491864000°N 2.827314000°E |
| Operators | Equinor |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1979 |
| Start of production | 1988 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 14,121 m3/d (88,820 bbl/d) |
| Producing formations | Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Statfjord formation; Middle Jurassic, Oseberg, Rannoch, Etive, Ness and Tarbert formations |
Oseberg (Norwegian: Osebergfeltet) is an offshore oil field with a gas cap in the North Sea located 140 km (87 mi) northwest of the city of Bergen on the southwestern coast of Norway.[1] The field, which is 25 km long by 7 km wide,[2] was discovered in 1979 and its development is known to be one of the significant milestones in emergence of Norway's independent oil and gas industry.[3][4] The Oseberg field was named after Oseberg ship, one of Norway's most significant archeological discoveries. The ancient Viking ship from the early 9th century was discovered in a 1904 historical excavation of a burial mound at the Oseberg Farm, south of Oslo.[5]
An extensive subsea pipeline network called Oseberg Transport System (OTS) transports up to 765,000 bbl/d (121,600 m3/d) from the Oseberg area to Sture terminal in Norway.[6] The sea depth in the Oseberg area is 100 meters. The Oseberg Field Centre consists of three platforms: Oseberg A, B and D, connected to each other by bridges, in the southern part of the Oseberg field and the Oseberg C platform, which is located 14 kilometers north of the field center. The operator is Equinor, in partnership with Petoro, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.[3] The field extends into blocks 30/6 and 30/9, parts of Production licenses (PL) 053 and 079.[3]
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