Ivar Aasen獲準投產

STAVANGER, Norway – The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted consent for production start-up on the Aker BP-operated Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. The operator has scheduled start-up for December.The field was developed with a production facility resting on the seabed at a water depth of 110 m (361 ft).The recoverable reserves from Ivar Aasen are estimated at 23.3 MMcm of oil, 4.4 bcm of gas, and 0.9 MM metric tons of NGL.Det norske was the operator of the development, which comprises production licenses 001 B, 242, 338 BS, and 457 BS. The company merged with BP earlier this year, becoming Aker BP.