Type:
Gas
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
368
Installed:
2011
meters
Block:
6507/5
Design:
Floating steel
Sub Structure:
0
Topsides Wgt:
17000
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
The Skarv FPSO is a floating production, storage and offloading vessel in the Skarv oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea. Discovered in 1998, it started production on 31-Dec-2012 and produces both oil and gas. The FPSO processes hydrocarbons and stores crude, exporting oil to shuttle tankers and sending gas onshore via pipeline.
Field
The Skarv field lies in the northern Norwegian Sea, ~35-km SW of Norne, in water depths ~350–450-m. Reservoirs are mainly Jurassic sandstone (e.g., Tilje, Ile, Garn formations) with associated gas, oil, condensate and NGL. The development ties in satellite deposits such as Ærfugl and Gråsel to the FPSO infrastructure.
Facilities
The Skarv FPSO infrastructure comprises a turret-moored hull housing full production facilities with subsea tie-backs to 5 subsea templates supporting up to ~16 wells (production and injection). Hydrocarbons produced subsea flow through flowlines to the FPSO topsides, where multiphase separation, gas compression, condensate stabilization, and phase separation occur. Oil is stored in the FPSO’s hull and offloaded via tandem shuttle tankers. Gas is processed onboard and exported via an 80-km pipeline tied into the Åsgard Transport System, which delivers gas to onshore processing at Kårstø. Utility systems include power generation, water handling (produced water separation and reinjection systems), flare systems for safety, and firefighting/safety instrumentation. The turret mooring enables weathervaning for dynamic offshore conditions. Control systems integrate subsea tree monitoring, topside process control (DCS), and export metering. Structural design complies with North Sea harsh environment standards.
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