Energy exploitation in the Arctic Ocean
Finn Roar Aamodt, Statoil
View from Aker Barents
during drilling of the Havis
discovery in the Barents
Sea
Arctic – the next frontier
• The Arctic will become a key
source of energy to meet future
demand
• New technology is vital in
developing Arctic resources in a
sustainable manner
• The Barents Sea provides a
gateway to the Arctic
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Greenland/E.
Canada
~52 Bboe
Huge oil and gas potential
• Vast sedimentary basins
• Around 20 % of the world’s
YTF conventional oil and gas
• Some of the least explored
basins on Earth
Maximum ice
cover
2011-2012
Exploration
Production
Development Project
Statoil in the Arctic
Chukchi Sea,
Alaska, USA
Beaufort Sea,
Canada
Newfoundland
& Labrador,
Canada
West
Greenland
Barents Sea,
Norway
Barents Sea,
Russia
Sea of Okhotsk,
Russia
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• World’s northernmost LNG facility at
70 degrees North
• Annual capacity of 5 million tonnes
LNG, production period from 2007 to
2040+
• The world’s longest unprocessed
multiphase pipeline - 143 km
• Injection/Storage of CO2 equal to
emissions from 280,000 vehicles
Snøhvit First gas development in the Barents Sea
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Goliat
First oil development in the Barents Sea
Licensees:
Eni Norge AS 65 % (operator) Statoil ASA 35 %
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~7 km
Skrugard field development
Discoveries Concept
selection
Investment
decision
First oil
ambition
Skrugard April 2011
Havis January 2012 2013 2014 2018
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Barents Sea exploration 2013
Skrugard area
• Growth exploration to prove additional
resources
Hoop area
• Frontier exploration
Hammerfest Basin
• Growth exploration close to existing
discoveries
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* Appraisal drilling planned in case of a discovery
Snøhvit Goliat
Askepott
Ensis
Atlantis
Apollo*
Kramsnø
Skavl
Iskrystall
Nunatak
Skrugard
Havis
2013 planned Statoil drilling activity
Wisting
Partner operated licenses
Statoil operated licenses
Other licenses
Planned non-operated wells
Planned Statoil operated wells
Discoveries 2011/2012
Greater Barents Sea
Exiting future:
• 22 Round Norway
• Rosneft agreement
• Opening of new areas
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Mareano
• Bathymetry
• Topography
• Geology
• Habitats
• Biodiversity
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Integrated Environmental Monitoring
Key activities
• Sensor technology
• Communication infrastructure
• Data access and management
• Information workspaces,
collaboration and work practices
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Metocean
Key activities
• In-situ measuring of ice
parameters in the Barents Sea
• Sea ice and iceberg drift
modeling
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Sea ice & iceberg management
Key activities
• Technology for detection, tracking
and forecasting
• Satellite and ship radar technology
• Physical ice management, e.g. ice
breaking and iceberg towing
• Towing automation systems
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Calculation and forecasting of marine icing
Key activities
• Development of numerical
methods
• Field testing of icing accretion
• Sea spray modeling with CFD
• Field data of sea spray of
offshore vessels
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Floating production units for year round production
Key activities
• Load & response of moored
structures in ice and waves
• Topside winterization
• Disconnection systems
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Ice-going service and supply vessels
Key activities
• Arctic shuttle tanker design
• Optimized Construction and
Intervention Vessel for Arctic
marine operations
• Arctic route optimization
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Safety and working conditions
Key activities
• Human behaviour in cold climate
operations
• Personnel clothing and weather
protection
• Winterization - Active weather
panels
• Boarding tools and methods for
ice operations
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Escape, Evacuation and Rescue systems
Key activities
• Ice capable evacuation crafts
• Ice-strengthened lifeboat
• David system for lifeboat
launching onto ice
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Oil spill response in arctic conditions, including ice
Key activities
• Oil detection and tracking
• Mechanical recovery devices
• Effective use of dispersants
• Controlled in-situ burning of oil
with and without fire-booms
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Crossing energy frontiers
Technology will unlock
the far north
Thank you