Statoil shuts production in Huldra after 13 years

The field in the Norwegian North Sea was discovered in 1982 and has produced around 17.5 billion cubic metres (cm) of wet gas

Statoil has shut down production at the Huldra field in the Norwegian North Sea after 13 years in operation. The field lies in blocks 30/2 and 30/3 in the northern North Sea in water depths of around 125 metres, around 16 km from the Veslefrikk field. Discovered in 1982, it only came on stream in November 2001 and has produced around 17.5 billion cubic metres (cm) of wet gas, according to Statoil. At its peak Huldra produced more than 11 million cm of gas and 4,000 cm of condensate per day.  Huldra was a high pressure and high temperature gas and condensate field when it starting producing. However, in the final years of production the reservoir’s pressure dropped and a compressor has been r