Statoil Resumes Production On Njord A Platform

Norway-based Statoil announced it resumed oil and gas production on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea on 19 July, adding that the facility will be in use until the summer of 2016. The company stopped operations 12 months ago to perform a major reinforcement of the platform structure.   

"We have extended Njord's lifetime by improving recovery on the field, and by finding more oil and gas in the area. The Njord A platform has been with us the entire time, and we want to make sure that the structure can withstand the loads it will be exposed to," Arve Rennemo, head of Njord operations, commented on Monday. 

The focus has been on bracing primary beams and struts. According to the company, it plans to further bolster the platform for more operations on the Njord field. 

"Njord A will produce oil and gas until the summer of 2016, after which it will be taken to shore for additional upgrades which will allow us to use the drilling system on board, and prepare it for many more good years of service on the Norwegian shelf," Rennemo explained.