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Embla oil and gas field
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<h2 id="the-field">The field</h2> <p>The characteristics of the Embla field reservoir are as follows.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> Embla field reservoir<table><tbody><tr><td>Field</td><td>Embla</td></tr><tr><td>Reservoir</td><td>Devonian and Permian segmented sandstone and conglomerate</td></tr><tr><td>Block</td><td>2/7-D</td></tr><tr><td>Reservoir depth, metres</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Properties</td><td>High-pressure high-temperature (160°C)</td></tr><tr><td>Discovered</td><td>1988</td></tr><tr><td>Original recoverable reserves</td><td>19.5 million Sm3 oil equivalent</td></tr><tr><td>Now in reserve</td><td>0.8 million Sm3 oil equivalent (2023)</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="owners-and-operator">Owners and operator</h2> <p>The current (2024) owners of the Embla field and their respective stakes are:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Company</th><th>Interest</th></tr><tr><td>TotalEnergies EP Norge AS</td><td>39.896</td></tr><tr><td>ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS</td><td>35.112</td></tr><tr><td>Vår Energi ASA</td><td>12.388</td></tr><tr><td>Sval Energi AS</td><td>7.604</td></tr><tr><td>Petoro AS</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The field is operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2> <p>The field has been developed with an unmanned wellhead platform facility, which is remotely controlled from <a href="/facts/Eldfisk_oil_and_gas_field/9CAKBAU0">Eldfisk</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Value</th></tr><tr><td>Block</td><td>2/7</td></tr><tr><td>Latitude</td><td>56.333231°N</td></tr><tr><td>Longitude</td><td>3.248264°E</td></tr><tr><td>Water depth, metres</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>Type</td><td>Fixed steel</td></tr><tr><td>Sunstructure, tonnes</td><td>3,927</td></tr><tr><td>Topsides, tonnes</td><td>2,465</td></tr><tr><td>Legs</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Export</td><td>5.2 km, 14-inch pipeline to the Eldfisk S facility</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>Production started in May 1993. The production profile is as follows:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Oil (million standard m3 oil equivalent</td><td>NGL (MSm3OE)</td><td>Gas (MSm3OE)</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>0.68811</td><td>0.045611</td><td>0.210479</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>1.415889</td><td>0.096269</td><td>0.428067</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>1.272605</td><td>0.08568</td><td>0.389236</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>0.998578</td><td>0.071814</td><td>0.355248</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>0.736073</td><td>0.061547</td><td>0.296414</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>0.484881</td><td>0.039422</td><td>0.185904</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>0.700903</td><td>0.062354</td><td>0.251046</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>0.636833</td><td>0.061203</td><td>0.225318</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>0.495126</td><td>0.043202</td><td>0.082133</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>0.387038</td><td>0.035957</td><td>0.079229</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>0.403208</td><td>0.033641</td><td>0.108767</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>0.400365</td><td>0.040014</td><td>0.15875</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>0.281662</td><td>0.029661</td><td>0.135441</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>0.32992</td><td>0.038658</td><td>0.158861</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>0.196946</td><td>0.025141</td><td>0.110466</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>0.218954</td><td>0.031435</td><td>0.144456</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>0.224458</td><td>0.031504</td><td>0.145303</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>0.172151</td><td>0.031901</td><td>0.155435</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>0.147996</td><td>0.022678</td><td>0.11728</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>0.12046</td><td>0.018494</td><td>0.091611</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>0.12518</td><td>0.01419</td><td>0.068675</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>0.192006</td><td>0.017747</td><td>0.075517</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>0.129199</td><td>0.016723</td><td>0.083684</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>0.154376</td><td>0.020026</td><td>0.102055</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>0.184917</td><td>0.021756</td><td>0.109142</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>0.146766</td><td>0.022029</td><td>0.105742</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>0.08709</td><td>0.020663</td><td>0.102822</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>0.076664</td><td>0.024585</td><td>0.0945</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>0.067407</td><td>0.020813</td><td>0.092841</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>0.070596</td><td>0.02762</td><td>0.118317</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>0.172317</td><td>0.045169</td><td>0.209868</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Eldfisk_oil_and_gas_field/9CAKBAU0">Eldfisk oil and gas field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ekofisk_oil_field/mL0sKjeq">Ekofisk oil field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Edda_oil_and_gas_field/QenytsLf">Edda oil and gas field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cod_oil_gas_and_condensate_field/8DNX2aH1">Cod oil gas and condensate field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Albuskjell_oil_and_gas_field/l9Lhu77X">Albuskjell oil and gas field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Odin_gas_field/yGGuHPKw">Odin gas field</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tor_oil_field/EKhcjbVk">Tor oil field</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/" target="_blank">https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>OSPAR. "OSPAR Inventory of Offshore Installations - 2021". Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://odims.ospar.org/en/search/?search=inventory" target="_blank">https://odims.ospar.org/en/search/?search=inventory</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Norsk Oljemuseum. "Oil and Gas fields in Norway Embla field" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://www.norskolje.museum.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3467_fdf6d757dda446e2bb14aaf4ee8fd1b5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.norskolje.museum.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3467_fdf6d757dda446e2bb14aaf4ee8fd1b5.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/" target="_blank">https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/" target="_blank">https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>OSPAR. "OSPAR Inventory of Offshore Installations - 2021". Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://odims.ospar.org/en/search/?search=inventory" target="_blank">https://odims.ospar.org/en/search/?search=inventory</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Norsk Oljemuseum. "Oil and Gas fields in Norway Embla field" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://www.norskolje.museum.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3467_fdf6d757dda446e2bb14aaf4ee8fd1b5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.norskolje.museum.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3467_fdf6d757dda446e2bb14aaf4ee8fd1b5.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. <a href="https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/" target="_blank">https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>