Ekofisk oil field
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Ekofisk oil field is a major North Sea offshore oil and gas field, among the earliest developed in the region and significant in establishing Norway’s petroleum industry.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Sea oil fields | 4 |
| Brent oil field | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas field
ⓘ
offshore oil field ⓘ |
| basin | Norwegian sector of the North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| block | 2/4 ⓘ |
| contains |
Ekofisk 2/4 A platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ekofisk 2/4 B platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk 2/4 C platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk 2/4 J platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk 2/4 K platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk 2/4 M platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk 2/4 Q platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk 2/4 X platform NERFINISHED ⓘ Ekofisk Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | producing ⓘ |
| discovered | 1969 ⓘ |
| exportRoute |
gas pipeline to Emden, Germany
ⓘ
oil pipeline to Teesside, United Kingdom ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Paleocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Cretaceous ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | chalk reservoir ⓘ |
| issue | seabed subsidence ⓘ |
| licensee |
ConocoPhillips
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eni NERFINISHED ⓘ Equinor NERFINISHED ⓘ Petoro NERFINISHED ⓘ TotalEnergies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Sea ⓘ |
| mitigationMeasure |
construction of new platforms
ⓘ
platform jacking and reinforcement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ekofisk bank in the North Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyField |
Eldfisk oil field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Embla field NERFINISHED ⓘ Tor field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | ConocoPhillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Ekofisk Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType |
accommodation platforms
ⓘ
fixed platforms ⓘ jack-up drilling rigs ⓘ |
| region | Norwegian Continental Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ natural gas liquids ⓘ |
| significance |
major contributor to Norway’s oil and gas production
ⓘ
one of the earliest major oil fields developed in the North Sea ⓘ pioneering field for Norway’s offshore petroleum industry ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1971 ⓘ |
| waterDepth | about 70 meters ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Brent oil field
this entity surface form:
North Sea oil fields
this entity surface form:
North Sea oil fields
this entity surface form:
North Sea oil fields
subject surface form:
Flotta oil terminal
this entity surface form:
North Sea oil fields