Brage oil field

Brage (Norwegian: Bragefeltet) is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located 120 km (75 mi) northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas. The water depth at the location is 140 metres (460 ft). The field was developed with a fixed integrated production, drilling and accommodation facility 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. The gas from the field is exported through Statpipe system to Kårstø. It is estimated that Brage may hold up to 20,000,000 barrels (3,200,000 m3) to 25,000,000 barrels (4,000,000 m3) of recoverable oil.

Brage
Location of Brage
CountryNorway
Location/blocks30/6, 31/4, 31/7
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates60.58°N 3.02°E / 60.58; 3.02
OperatorWintershall
PartnersWintershall Norge (32.20%), Repsol Norge (33.84%), Faroe Petroleum Norge (14.26%), Point Resources (12.26%), VNG Norge (4.44%)
Field history
Discovery1980
Start of production1993
Peak of production1998
Abandonment2013
Production
Current production of oil25,000 barrels per day (~1.2×10^6 t/a)
Estimated oil in place25 million barrels (~3.4×10^6 t)
Producing formationsStatfjord, Fensfjord
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