Therefore, the load became greater than assumed. The system is exposed to considerable tension, and this was not sufficiently addressed in connection with the engineering work.
Draugen oil field platform crack#
The crack in the end-fitting occurred because the material the pipeline is made of became brittle due to exposure to excessive stress, while hydrogen was also present at the site of the rupture (stress corrosion). The cause of the oil leak was a crack in the end-fitting between the Garn West subsea installation and the pipeline which carries oil from Garn West to the Draugen platform. Oil production on Draugen was shut down shortly thereafter. The leak was discovered at about 2230 hours when the crew on board the Draugen platform noticed an odor and observed oil on the surface of the sea around the installation. The subsea installation had then been shut down for 19 days due to maintenance work. The oil leak occurred during start-up of the subsea installation Garn West at 1700 hours on 19 May. The Norwegian Coastal Directorate and SFT have not determined how they will react in relation to this incident. The notification of order also requires that Shell perform a review of its documentation concerning emergency preparedness on Draugen to ensure that necessary measures are implemented, as well as to ensure that responsibilities and training are clearly described. The NPD has notified the operating company Shell that it will issue orders relating to quality assurance and follow-up of suppliers, as well as procedures for start-up and operation of subsea installations. OKEA is an oil company contributing to the value creation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf targeting cost effective development and operation systems for sub 100 mill bbl discoveries.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the Norwegian Coastal Directorate and the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) have now completed their investigation of the oil leak that took place on the Draugen field on May 19th of this year in which approximately 750 m3 of oil leaked into the sea. OKEA AS is operator with 44.56% working interest and the partners are Petoro AS (47.88%) and Neptune Energy Norge AS (7.56%).Įstablished in Trondheim 2015.
The Draugen oil field (PL 093) on the NCS has been in production since 1993. SVP Operations Tor Bjerkestrand +47 909 25 243
SVP Subsurface Andrew McCann +47 415 07 726 There are several potential follow-up targets identified in the area that might be drilled over the next years to further increase the volume in the Draugen area.
Draugen oil field platform license#
OKEA as operator of PL 093, together with the license partners Petoro and Neptune, have the ambition to substantially extend the life of the Draugen oil field into the 2040s through continued focus on cost efficient operations, additional resources within the licence and near field exploration. The planned drilling programme is a vital step in realizing the ambition of enhanced oil recovery from the Draugen field and prolonged production from the Draugen platform.” The CEO of OKEA, Erik Haugane comments: “ OKEA is very pleased that we will be drilling the company’s first wells as an operator on the NCS already in 2019. The rig is expected to commence drilling for Aker BP in May. The drilling operation is expected to commence in Q4 2019.ĭeepsea Nordkapp will drill one infill pilot well in the Draugen field and one exploration well in the “Skumnisse” prospect, north-east of Draugen, both within the OKEA-operated PL093 license.ĭeepsea Nordkapp is a 6th generation dynamically positioned harsh environment and winterized semi-submersible drilling rig on a two-year lease to Aker BP. Trondheim, 29th of April 2019: OKEA has on behalf of PL093, secured the semi-submersible rig Deepsea Nordkapp to drill for upside opportunities within and surrounding the Draugen field.
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