Operator: Equinor

Production licence: 050

Facility: Deepsea Altantic

Field: Gullfaks

Duration: 72 days

Other info: The consent applies to production drilling on the Gullfaks subsea template O and M, using the Deepsea Atlantic mobile drilling facility. The facility is operated by Odfjell Drilling and received an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from the PSA in 2009.

Gullfaks field

Gullfaks is a field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea. The water depth in the area is 130-220 metres. Gullfaks was discovered in 1978, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Gullfaks Phase I was approved in 1981. A PDO for Gullfaks Phase II was approved in 1985. Production started in 1986. The field has been developed with three integrated processing, drilling and accommodation facilities with concrete bases (Gullfaks A, B and C).

Source: norskpetroleum.no