Edvard Grieg oil field

A platform on the Edvard Grieg oil field. Photo: Øyvind Knoph Askeland

The Edvard Grieg oil field (known until 2012 as Luno oil field) is an oil field on the Utsira High. It was discovered in 2007 and expected to hold around 150 million barrels of oil.^[1]

Edvard Grieg Oil Field
Country	Norway
Region	North Sea
Location	Utsira High
Block	Block 16/1
Offshore/onshore	Offshore
Operator	Aker BP
Field history
Discovery	2007
Start of production	2015

The field is operated by Aker BP who has 50% share of ownership, while the rest is shared between OMV (20%), Statoil (15%) and Wintershall (15%).

Production commenced in November 2015. Oil is recovered using pressure from water injection. It is transported by pipeline to the Sture terminal on the Norwegian mainland. Gas is also extracted and transported through a different pipeline to Great Britain.^[2]

The reservoir is located 1,900 meters deep and is formed by a conglomerate from the Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous.^[3]

The field is named after Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg.

See also

• List of oil fields

References

1. "Publications". ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "EDVARD GRIEG". norskpetroleum.no. Ministry of Energy and the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
3. "EDVARD GRIEG". norskpetroleum.no. Ministry of Energy and the Norwegian Offshore Directorate. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

External links

• Edvard Grieg oil field at Lundin