Knarr Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country: Norway
• Location: North Sea
• Production start: 2015
• Partners: Shell 45.00 %, Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS 25.00 %, RWE Dea Norge AS 10.00 %, Wintershall Norge ASA 20.00 %
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves: Original Recoverable reserves
  • 8.3 million Sm³ oil
  • 0.2 billion Sm³ gas
  • 0.4 million tonnes NGL
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Knarr field, formerly known as Jordbaer, is located in Norwegian block 34/3 of the North Sea in water depths of approximately 1,320 feet (400 meters).
• Petrojarl Knarr FPSO will have a maximum design production capacity of 63,000 barrels per day (bbls/d)
• Gas is exported to the Far North Liquids And Associated Gas System (Flags) Pipeline via a 101km, 12" export gas pipeline

+++ Contractors

• **Wood Group Kenny:** Design package for in field and export pipelines, control systems, risers and umbilicals as well as budget and schedule estimates
• **FMC Technologies:** Supply of three each of subsea production trees and water injection trees and will also provide six subsea control modules, five wellheads, two manifolds and other related equipment and controls.
• **Subsea 7:** Engineering, procurement, construction and installation of a 4.5 km flowline bundle containing production, water injection and service lines and controls system, a standalone water injection flowline, flexible riser systems, the static and dynamic umbilicals systems, as well as various subsea structures, associated tie-in spools and GRP protection covers and the connection and testing of the complete subsea architecture.
• **KWSubsea:** Detailed design of the 101km, 12" export gas pipeline

+++ History

• 2010 - Wood Group Kenny awarded FEED
• 2011 - FMC awarded subsea equipment contract
• 2011 - Teekay awarded coontract for supply of FPSO
• 2012 - Subsea 7 awarded SURF contract
• 2015 - Production started
• 2015 - Shell acquired BG Group and became the operator
• 2022 - Production ceased

+++ Geology

• The reservoir lies at a depth of about 3 800 metres and contains oil in Lower Jurassic sandstones of the Cook Formation.
• The production strategy will include pressure maintenance by water injection.

+++ Links

1. Knarr, Norwegian Petroleum
2. KWSubsea Subsea References
3. Wood Group Kenny awarded front end engineering design for Jordbaer field, Norway
4. FMC Technologies Awarded $135 Million Subsea Equipment Contract for BG Norge's Knarr Development
5. Teekay Awarded Contract for Knarr FPSO Project
6. Subsea 7 S.A. awarded contract offshore Norway
7. BG Group produces first oil from the Knarr field in Norway
8. Recommended cash and share offer for BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell