Statfjord oil field
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The Statfjord oil field is a large oil and gas field covering 580 km2 in the U.K.-Norwegian boundary of the North Sea at a water depth of 145 m, discovered in 1974 by Mobil and since 1987 operated by Equinor.[1]
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Statfjord | |
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Location of Statfjord | |
Country | Norway, Scotland |
Region | North Sea |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 61°15′20″N 1°51′14″E |
Operator | Equinor |
Field history | |
Start of production | 1979 |
Peak of production | January 16, 1987 |
Abandonment | 2032 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 70,000 barrels per day (~3.5×10 |
Current production of gas | none |
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It is a trans-median field crossing the Norwegian and UK North Sea Boundary with approximately 15% being in the UK Continental Shelf waters. At peak production it produced over 700,000 barrels (110,000 m3) of oil per day. Oil is loaded offshore and taken directly to refineries; gas is transported via the Statpipe pipeline to mainland Norway.