Goliat field is an offshore
oil field
A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations.
Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...
in the Norwegian sector of the
Barents Sea. It is located northwest of
Hammerfest.
[
] The license is owned by
Vår Energi AS (operator, 65%) and
Equinor ASA
Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger. It is primarily a petroleum company, operating in 36 countries with additional investments in renewable energy. I ...
(35%). It was awarded in 1997. Oil was discovered in 2000.
[
] The field development concept was approved by the
Government of Norway
The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the Council of State, the cabinet, led by the prime minister of Norway. Legislative power i ...
on 8 May 2009.
[
] The field will be developed by using
Goliat FPSO
Goliat is the first artificial satellite developed in Romania.
Description
The nano satellite was developed and built by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA). When the project began, the developers of this satellite were still in college.
The sate ...
, a
floating production storage and offloading unit.
[
Goliat field has two main formations (Kobbe and Realgrunnen) and two minor formations (Snadd and Klappmyss).][ Recoverable reserves are .]Goliat
Goliat is the first artificial satellite developed in Romania.
Description
The nano satellite was developed and built by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA). When the project began, the developers of this satellite were still in college.
The sate ...
oil platform
An oil platform (or oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, and similar terms) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Many oil platfor ...
, but this was delayed. Production started in April 2016. Goliat is the northernmost sea oil platform at the moment.[ Production takes place through a subsea system consisting of 22 wells, and of which 12 are oil producers, 7 water injectors and 3 gas injectors.
The platforms operation has been halted temporarily in October 2017 due to some of the electrical equipment not being suitable for hazardous areas.][
A new reservoir was uncovered in 2018 in the southern Hammerfest Basin.]
References
{{Resources in Norway
Oil fields in Norway
Eni
Equinor oil and gas fields
Barents Sea
Natural gas fields in the Arctic Ocean