Operator: Vår Energi 

Production licence: 001, 122 and 229 

Field: Goliat, Balder and Marulk 

Facility: Island Wellserver and Island Constructor 

Goliat

Goliat is a field in the Barents Sea, 50 kilometres southeast of the Snøhvit field. The water depth in the area is 360-420 metres. Goliat was discovered in 2000, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 2009. The field is developed with a cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading facility (FPSO). Eight subsea templates with a total of 32 well slots are tied-back to the FPSO. Production started in 2016.

Source: norskpetroleum.no

Balder/Ringhorne

Balder is a field in the central part of the North Sea, just west of the Grane field. The water depth in the area is 125 metres. Balder was discovered in 1967, and the initial plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1996. Production started in 1999. The field has been developed with subsea wells tied-back to the Balder production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO).

The Ringhorne deposit, located nine kilometres north of the Balder FPSO, is included in the Balder complex. Ringhorne is developed with a combined accommodation, drilling and wellhead facility, tied-back to the Balder FPSO and Jotun FPSO for processing, crude oil storage and gas export. 

A revised PDO for Balder and Ringhorne was approved in June 2020. The development plan includes lifetime extension and relocation of the Jotun FPSO, and drilling of new subsea wells.

Source: norskpetroleum.no

Marulk

Marulk is a field in the Norwegian Sea, 25 kilometres southwest of the Norne field. The water depth in the area is 370 metres. Marulk was discovered in 1992, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 2010. The field is developed with a subsea template tied-back to the production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Norne. Production started in 2012.

Source: norskpetroleum.no