Brage oil field

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{{Infobox Oil field

| name = Brage

| country = Norway

| location_map = North Sea

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| coordinates = {{coord|60.58|N|3.02|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| relief = yes

| locblocks = 30/6, 31/4, 31/7

| offonshore = Offshore

| operator = Wintershall

| partners = Wintershall Norge (32.20%), Repsol Norge (33.84%), Faroe Petroleum Norge (14.26%), Point Resources (12.26%), VNG Norge (4.44%)

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| discovery = 1980{{cite web |url=http://www.npd.no/engelsk/cwi/pbl/en/index.htm |title=OLJEDIREKTORATET Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Field: Brage |publisher=Npd.no |accessdate=24 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216181410/http://www.npd.no/engelsk/cwi/pbl/en/index.htm |archive-date=16 February 2006 |url-status=dead }}

| startofproduction = 1993

| peakofproduction = 1998

| expectedabandonment = 2013

| oil_production_bbl/d = 25000

| est_oil_bbl = 25

| producingformations = Statfjord, Fensfjord

}}

Brage ({{langx|no|Bragefeltet}}) is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located {{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and {{convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas.{{cite web |url=http://www.statoil.com/en/ouroperations/explorationprod/ncs/brage/pages/default.aspx |title=Statoil. Facts about Brage |publisher=Statoil.com |accessdate=24 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609200932/http://www.statoil.com/en/ouroperations/explorationprod/ncs/brage/pages/default.aspx |archivedate=9 June 2011}} The water depth at the location is {{convert|140|m|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.

{{cite news

| url= http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=27410

| title= Altinex Oil Acquires Stake in Brage Field

| publisher=Rigzone

| date=1 December 2005

| accessdate=4 March 2010

}} It is estimated that Brage may hold up to {{convert|20000000|oilbbl}} to {{convert|25000000|oilbbl}} of recoverable oil.{{cite web |url=http://www.petrovalue.no/BRAGE%20WEB.PDF |title=Rune Likvern. Analysis of Brage|accessdate=24 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724182422/http://www.petrovalue.no/BRAGE%20WEB.PDF |archivedate=24 July 2011}}

Ownership

The Brage field is operated by Wintershall Norge. Wintershall Norge holds 35.20%, Repsol Norge AS – 33.9%, Faroe Petroleum Norge – 14.30%, Point Resources – 12.2%, VNG Norge – 4.44%.{{cite web|url=https://www.wintershall.no/production.html |title=Wintershall Production |accessdate=19 December 2016}}

Production

Brage oil field produced up to {{convert|120000|oilbbl/d}} when it reached its peak production in 1998 and is currently producing {{convert|25000|oilbbl/d}}. New wells were drilled in 2007 and the operator plans on drilling more wells in the near future. Production will probably to be shut down in 2020+

See also

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