The Embla oil and gas field is a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) crude oil and associated gas producing field in the Norwegian sector of the central
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...
. Production of oil and gas started in 1993,
peak oil
Peak oil is the point when global oil production reaches its maximum rate, after which it will begin to decline irreversibly. The main concern is that global transportation relies heavily on gasoline and diesel. Adoption of electric vehicles ...
and gas was achieved in 1994, and the field is still operational.
The field
The characteristics of the Embla field reservoir are as follows.
Owners and operator
The current (2024) owners of the Embla field and their respective stakes are:
The field is operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS.
Infrastructure
The field has been developed with an unmanned wellhead platform facility, which is remotely controlled from
Eldfisk.
Production
Production started in May 1993. The production profile is as follows:
See also
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Eldfisk oil and gas field
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Ekofisk oil field
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Edda oil and gas field
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Cod oil gas and condensate field
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Albuskjell oil and gas field
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Odin gas field
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Tor oil field The Tor oil field is a crude oil and associated gas producing field in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. Production of oil and gas started in 1978 and peak oil
Peak oil is the point when global oil production reaches its maximum ...
References
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Natural gas fields in Norway
North Sea energy