The Valdemar oil and gas field is a crude oil and gas production field in the Danish 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 was achieved in 2009 and peak gas in 2010. Production was suspended in 2019.
The field
The Valdemar oil and gas field is a
crude oil
Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring u ...
and
associated gas production field in Blocks 5504/7 and 5504/11 of the Danish 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 ...
. The characteristics of the field reservoir are as follows.
Owners and operator
The field is jointly owned by TotalEnergies, BlueNord and Nordsofonden.
The field is operated by Total E&P Denmark.
Infrastructure
The field was developed through two offshore installations comprising three platforms as shown.
Production
Production from the Valdemar field was by natural depletion.
The oil and gas production profile of the Valdemar field is as shown.
See also
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Gorm Field
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Tyra field
Tyra Field is the largest gas condensate field in the Danish Sector of the North Sea. It was discovered in 1968 and production started in 1984.
The field is owned by Dansk Undergrunds Consortium, a partnership between Total, BlueNord and Nord ...
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Dan oil field
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Halfdan field
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Siri, Nini and Cecilie oil fields
The Siri oil field and its satellites, Nini and Cecille, are oil producing fields in the Danish sector of the southern North Sea. Operating since 1999 and 2003 they are the most northerly of Denmark's offshore oil assets located close to the Denma ...
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Skjold oil field
The Skjold oil field () is a crude oil and associated gas production field in the Danish sector of the central North Sea, close to the Danish-German median line. Production of oil started in 1982, peak oil was achieved in 1991 and production is ...
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South Arne oil and gas field
The South Arne ( Danish: ''Syd Arne'') field is a major crude oil and associated gas production field in the Danish sector of the central North Sea. Production of oil and gas started in 1999, and peak oil and gas was in 2000.
The field
The char ...
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Harald gas field
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Ravn oil field
Ravn is a marginal oil field in the Danish sector of the North Sea. It started operating in 2017, with oil exported to an installation in the German sector of the North Sea. Operations were suspended in 2020, and decommissioning is currently being ...
References
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North Sea oil fields
Oil fields
Natural gas fields in Denmark
Oil fields of Denmark
North Sea energy