Barents Sea Pipeline
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Barents Sea Pipeline (also referred to as the Askeladd Vest Development pipeline) is a proposed gas pipeline in Norway's Barents Sea.[1]
Location
The Barents Sea Pipeline is a proposed pipeline that would bring oil from the Askeladd Vest field, Snøhvit field, to existing infrastructure in the Askeladd field.[1]
Project Details
- Operator:
- Owners: Equinor ASA, Petoro AS, Total E&P Norge, Neptune Energy Norge, Wintershall Dea Norge[2]
- Parent: Equinor, Petoro, Total E&P Norge, Neptune Energy, Wintershall[2]
- Current capacity:
- Length: 10.6 km[3]
- Status: Proposed[3]
- Cost:
- Start Year: 2025[3]
Background
The Barents Sea Pipeline is a part of the Snøhvit development. The development consists of two fields that are already producing: the Snøhvit and Albatross. The Askeladd field is the third discovery part of the Snøhvit development, which will be contributing to maintaining a full capacity utilisation at Melkøya LNG plant, outside the Norwegian city of Hammerfest.[4] The pipeline will tie in to existing infrastructure in the Askeladd field.[5]
The pipeline was first proposed in 2011, a final investment decision was taken by Gassco (Norwegian pipeline TSO) and Equinor, along with associated partners in 2021.[5][6] In 2023 the Norwegian energy department estimated the Askeladd Vest pipeline would be constructed by 2025.[3]There were no updates on the status of the project between 2023 and 2025.
Once developed, the project is estimated to deliver enough gas reserves to keep the Hammerfield LNG plant at Snohvit producing at plateau capacity for an additional two years beyond its currently expected lifespan.[7]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FEED study on new pipeline in the Barents Sea Ramboll, July 7, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Equinor Greenlights $380M+ Barents Sea Development". www.rigzone.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Oil And Energidepartementet (2023). "Vedrørende godkjenning av endret plan for Snøhvitfeltet og Hammerfest LNG" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-07-10.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 59 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Nermina Kulovic (2021-04-23). "Equinor and partners to invest $384 million in Barents Sea project". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Equinor issues contracts for Askeladd Vest tieback in the Barents Se". Offshore Magazine. Apr 23rd, 2021. Retrieved Jul 18th, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ LNG Prime Staff (2021-04-23). "Equinor takes FID on Askeladd project to secure more gas for Hammerfest LNG". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ↑ Arnes Biogradlija (2021-04-23). "Askeladd Vest development starts in Barents Sea -". Retrieved 2022-07-18.
