Equinor and its partners scheduled the start of installation in 2023 of a 132 km, 3‑core 132 kV AC power cable system supplied and installed by Nexans to deliver up to 180 MW of electricity from the Norwegian onshore grid to the Oseberg Field Centre, including two integrated fibre‑optic cables, using Nexans’ cable‑lay vessel Nexans Aurora.
On 1 December 2022, Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved the amended development and operation plan for the Oseberg field, allowing Equinor and its partners to proceed with infrastructure upgrades including installation of two new compressors and partial electrification of the Oseberg Field Centre and Oseberg South platform via a subsea power-from-shore cable.
On 26 November 2021, Equinor and its partners in the Oseberg Area Unit took an investment decision to further develop the Oseberg field, including the Oseberg Gas Capacity Upgrade and Power from Shore project, with a total investment of about NOK 10 billion (~EUR 1 billion). As part of this decision they submitted an amended plan for development and operation (PDO) to Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, covering installation of two new gas compressors and partial electrification of the Oseberg Field Centre and Oseberg South platform via a 105 MW power‑from‑shore link from Kollsnes, enabling substantial emissions reductions and increased gas production.
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The Oseberg Gas Phase 2 and Power from Shore project (commonly referred to as Oseberg OGP) is a partial electrification and capacity‑upgrade program for Equinor’s Oseberg Field Centre and the Oseberg Sør platform. The principal objective is to replace onboard gas‑turbine generation with onshore e...
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On 26 November 2021, Equinor and its partners selected Nexans as cable supplier under a framework agreement for the Oseberg Power-from-Shore project, awarding a contract worth more than EUR 80 million to manufacture and install a 132 km, 3‑core 132 kV AC subsea power cable system with integrated fibre optics. The system, to be manufactured at Nexans’ Halden plant and installed from 2023 by the vessel Nexans Aurora, will supply up to 180 MW of power from the Norwegian onshore grid to the Oseberg Field Centre, enabling about a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the field centre and Oseberg South.
On 26 November 2021, Equinor awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a transport and installation contract, estimated at NOK 60 million, for the Oseberg Gas Capacity Upgrade and Power-from-Shore project. Heerema’s heavy-lift vessel Sleipnir is scheduled in summer 2024 to install three large modules, totalling around 3,400 tonnes, being built at Aibel’s Haugesund yard for integration into the Oseberg Field Centre.
In March 2021, Equinor obtained a licence from Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to construct, own and operate the electrical facilities needed to supply the Oseberg Field Centre and Oseberg South platform with up to 105 MW of power from shore, enabling partial electrification of the field from the onshore grid at Kollsnes.
In 2021, onshore construction began on a new 300/132 kV transformer station and approximately 1.3 km of 132 kV underground cable works at Kollsnes, built by Skanska for Equinor as part of the Troll Vest electrification project to supply power from shore to the Troll B and C platforms and Oseberg Sør and Oseberg Feltsenter, delivering significant CO2 and NOx emission reductions.
In August 2020, Equinor issued the first call-off under its Oseberg Portfolio Agreement, awarding Aibel a contract for the Oseberg Gas Capacity Upgrade and Power from Shore (OGP) project covering FEED studies with an option for EPCI. The scope includes new modules for the Oseberg Field Centre and associated integration work offshore and at the onshore facility at Kollsnes to maximise gas exports and establish a power-from-shore solution.
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