The final part of the Nova field drilling campaign has begun in the Norwegian North Sea.
The Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible rig, operated by Saipem, will drill three production wells and three water injection wells through two subsea templates. The Nova field is expected to start production in the second half of 2022.
Nova is a tie-back to the nearby Gjøa platform, which will provide water injection and gas lift and receive the hydrocarbons. Gjøa is electrified with power from shore and will also provide electricity to Nova.
The installation of the subsea equipment is completed and modifications to the Gjøa facility are progressing well.
Nova is located in the Norwegian North Sea, about 120 km northwest of Bergen and 17 km southwest of Gjøa. The partnership in PL 418 consists of Spirit Energy (20%), Wintershall Dea (45% and operator), Sval Energi (25%) and One-Dyas (10%).
Drilling on Nova originally started at the end of October 2020 but was paused following an incident with one of the X-mas trees. The contract for the drilling rig West Mira was terminated in May this year.
About Spirit Energy
Spirit Energy Limited is a leading independent oil and gas operator in Europe, with 2020 production of nearly 45 mmboe, and 2020 year-end 2P reserves of 246 mmboe.
Spirit Energy has operated and non-operated interests across the UK, Norway and the Netherlands, with 33 producing fields and nearly 150 exploration licenses.
Employing more than 800 people, Spirit is headquartered in the UK, with offices in Staines-upon-Thames and Aberdeen in the UK; Stavanger in Norway, and Hoofddorp in the Netherlands. The business also owns and operates the Barrow Gas Terminals in the UK.
The company is owned by Centrica plc (69%) and Stadtwerke München Group (31%)
About Saipem
Saipem is an advanced technological and engineering platform for the design, construction and operation of safe and sustainable complex infrastructure and plants. Saipem has always been oriented towards technological innovation and is currently committed, alongside its clients, on the frontline of energy transition with increasingly digitalised tools, technologies and processes that were devised from the outset with environmental sustainability in mind. It is listed on the Milan stock. It operates in over 60 countries around the world with 32 thousand employees from 130 different nationalities.