Sleipner gas field

Sleipner gas field
Sleipner gas field is located in North Sea
Sleipner gas field
Location of Sleipner gas field
CountryNorway
RegionNorth Sea
Block15/6, 15/8, 15/9
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates58°22′N 1°55′E / 58.36°N 1.91°E / 58.36; 1.91
OperatorStatoil
PartnersStatoil
ExxonMobil
Total S.A.
Field history
Discovery1974
Production
Current production of gas36×10^6 m3/d (1.3×10^9 cu ft/d)
Year of current production of gas2005
Estimated gas in place51.6×10^9 m3 (1.82×10^12 cu ft)
Oil from the Sleipner field.

The Sleipner gas field is a natural gas field in the block 15/9[1] of the North Sea, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) west of Stavanger, Norway. Two parts of the field are in production, Sleipner West (proven in 1974), and Sleipner East (1981).[2][3] The field produces natural gas and light oil condensates from sandstone structures about 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) below sea level. It is operated by Equinor. The field is named after the eight-legged steed Sleipnir of Odin a widely revered god in Norse mythology.

  1. ^ Akervoll, Idar; Lindeberg, Erik; Lackner, Alf (February 2009). "Feasibility of Reproduction of Stored CO2 from the Utsira Formation at the Sleipner Gas Field". Energy Procedia. 1 (1): 2557–2564. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.020. ISSN 1876-6102.
  2. ^ "Sleipner West". Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine. 2007-07-28. ISSN 1500-709X. Retrieved 2009-12-26. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Sleipner East". Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine. 2007-07-28. ISSN 1500-709X. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2009-12-26.