Statoil Reduces Production from Statfjord C
Daily output from the platform is cut back by 40-45,000 barrels from today, 22 January, reports Arve Sigve Nylund, operations vice president for Statfjord.
The normal level of production from the C platform is 175,000 barrels of crude per day. Located in a separator, the rusted section of pipe was discovered yesterday evening during a regular annual inspection.
It proved so corroded that the decision was taken to cut back production. The damage is not hard to repair, but obtaining and installing the correct pipe lengths will take time. "Although it was discovered by a routine inspection, and had not resulted in any leaks, the corrosion was fairly extensive," reports Mr. Nylund.
"This underlines the importance of good routines to stay updated at all times about the condition of platform systems. That's necessary in order to operate in an acceptable way."
He adds that the discovery of the rusted pipe section has had immediate consequences. A total assessment of the platform's inspection programs was launched today. "Given yesterday's discovery, we're considering measures which can be implemented to avoid such incidents.
"The question is how we can improve our inspection programs, and whether regular monitoring of the whole platform should be carried out more than once a year."
- Falcon Oil Declares Commercial Flow Test Results for Shenandoah Well
- Japan Failing to Meet Corporate Demand for Clean Power: Amazon
- Macquarie Strategists Expect Brent Oil Price to Grind Higher
- UK Oil Regulator Publishes New Emissions Reduction Plan
- PetroChina Posts Higher Annual Profit on Higher Production
- Pennsylvania County Joins List of Local Govts Suing Big Oil over Climate
- McDermott Settles Reficar Dispute
- US, SKorea Launch Task Force to Stop Illicit Refined Oil Flows into NKorea
- Russian Navy Enters Warship-Crowded Red Sea Amid Houthi Attacks
- USA Commercial Crude Oil Inventories Increase
- New China Climate Chief Says Fossil Fuels Must Keep a Role
- Equinor Makes Discovery in North Sea
- Standard Chartered Reiterates $94 Brent Call
- India Halts Russia Oil Supplies From Sanctioned Tanker Giant
- DOI Announces Proposal for Second GOM Offshore Wind Auction
- Centcom, Dryad Outline Recent Moves Around Red Sea Region
- PetroChina Set to Receive Venezuelan Oil
- Czech Conglomerate to Buy Major Stake in Gasnet for $917MM
- US DOE Offers $44MM in Funding to Boost Clean Power Distribution
- Oil Settles Lower as Stronger Dollar Offsets Tighter Market
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Major Oilfield Discovery
- VIDEO: Missile Attack Kills Crew Transiting Gulf of Aden
- Norway Regulator Blasts Proposal to Halt New Oil and Gas Permits
- Chinese Mega Company Makes Another Major Oilfield Discovery
- New China Climate Chief Says Fossil Fuels Must Keep a Role
- What Is the Biggest Risk to Offshore Oil and Gas Personnel in 2024?
- Vessel Sinks in Red Sea After Missile Strike
- Exxon Rights in Stabroek Do Not Apply to Hess Merger with Chevron: Hess
- Analysts Reveal Latest Oil Price Outlook Following OPEC+ Cut Extension
- Equinor Makes Discovery in North Sea