Brage is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located 120 km northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and 13 km east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas.[2] The water depth at the location is 140 m. The field was developed with a fixed integrated production, drilling and accommodation facility[1] The oil from the field is pumped through a pipeline to Oseberg A facility from where it is transported to Sture terminal via Oseberg Transport System.[2] The gas from the field is exported through Statpipe system to Kårstø.[3] It is estimated that Brage may hold up to 20000000 oilbbl to 25000000 oilbbl of recoverable oil.[4]
Ownership
The Brage field is operated by OKEA ASA. OKEA holds 35.20%, Lime Petroleum AS – 33.8%, DNO Norge AS – 14.20%, Petrolia NOCO AS – 12.2%, M Vest Energy AS – 4.44%.[5]
Production
Brage oil field produced up to 120000 oilbbl/d when it reached its peak production in 1998 and is currently producing 25000 oilbbl/d. New wells were drilled in 2007 and the operator plans on drilling more wells in the near future.[2]
See also
- Sture terminal
- Oseberg Transport System
- Oseberg oil field
- North Sea oil
- Economy of Norway
External links
References
- OLJEDIREKTORATET Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Field: Brage Npd.no, retrieved 24 April 2011^
- Statoil. Facts about Brage Statoil.com, retrieved 24 April 2011^
- Altinex Oil Acquires Stake in Brage Field Rigzone, 1 December 2005, retrieved 4 March 2010^
- Rune Likvern. Analysis of Brage retrieved 24 April 2011^
- Brage Production retrieved 16 June 2025^