Type:
Oil
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
93
Installed:
2008
meters
Block:
46062
Design:
Floating steel
Sub Structure:
0
Topsides Wgt:
0
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
The Yme field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea is a small offshore oil development with a jack-up drilling and production unit (e.g. Maersk-Inspirer) tied to subsea infrastructure. It utilises a Submerged Loading System (SLS) to export oil to shuttle tankers. Production recommenced in 2021 after redevelopment following earlier abandonment.
Field
Yme lies in the Egersund Basin ~130-km off Norway, with two main structures (Gamma, Beta) separated by ~12-km in ~100-m water depth. Discovered in 1987, the field’s reservoirs are in Middle Jurassic Sandnes Formation sandstones (~3,150-m below seabed). The field is produced via pressure support from water injection and water-alternating gas injection.
Facilities
The Yme field’s facilities are centred on a mobile offshore drilling and production unit fitted with processing modules, supported by subsea wells on Gamma and Beta templates tied back via flowlines and control umbilicals. The system includes subsea storage tanks and a submerged loading system (SLS) that allows dynamic positioning shuttle tankers to offload crude without a fixed riser tower. Production wells deliver hydrocarbons to the topside for primary separation and stabilisation; produced water is managed and reinjected or treated. Utility infrastructure on the jack-up includes power generation, crude and hydrocarbon handling systems, and instrumentation for subsea controls. Export infrastructure integrates with tanker operations, as there are no fixed export pipelines for oil or gas; gas, if present, is typically reinjected. Structural design accommodates North Sea environmental loads, with safety systems conforming to Norwegian safety regulations.
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