StatoilHydro submits new plan for Troll field

StatoilHydro has submitted a new plan for the development and operation (PDO) of the Troll field to the Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Ms Hege Marie Norheim, senior vice president for StatoilHydro’s reserve and business development on the Norwegian continental shelf, said that the field has been in continuous development since it came on stream, and we are now making Troll more robust for the future.

StatoilHydro will, as the operator of both Troll Gas and Troll Oil, make sure to take care of the long-term management of our largest oil and gas field in an optimal way.

Norheim further said that the new development plan is an overall description of our plans for the oil production at Troll and provides for profitable oil production through 2030.

This will also result in increased production possibilities for neighbouring fields, as we will have processing capacity available for a longer period than previously expected, she added.

StatoilHydro has been working to ensure recovery of the oil zones in the Troll field since the mid-1980s.