BP starts pumping at Greater Valhall

Expansion: at veteran Valhall field

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Steve Marshall

 28 January 2013 10:35 GMT

BP has finally brought on stream first oil from a new platform at its Valhall redevelopment project off Norway that is set to extend the lifetime of the veteran field by a further 40 years.

The British operator is now looking to build up production from the field to around 65,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by the second half of this year after adding new facilities to boost its processing capacity to 120,000 barrels of oil and 143 million cubic feet of gas per day.

BP chief executive Bob Dudley described implementation of the so-called Greater Valhall project as a “significant milestone”, adding it had been one of the company’s “most complex field expansion projects”.

The expansion includes a new production, utilities and accommodation platform mounted…

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