| Brage | |
| Country: | Norway |
| Location Map: | North Sea |
| Coordinates: | 60.58°N 3.02°W |
| Relief: | yes |
| Locblocks: | 30/6, 31/4, 31/7 |
| Offonshore: | Offshore |
| Partners: | Wintershall Norge (32.20%), Repsol Norge (33.84%), Faroe Petroleum Norge (14.26%), Point Resources (12.26%), VNG Norge (4.44%) |
| Discovery: | 1980[1] |
| Startofproduction: | 1993 |
| Peakofproduction: | 1998 |
| Expectedabandonment: | 2013 |
| Oil Production Bbl/D: | 25000 |
| Est Oil Bbl: | 25 |
| Producingformations: | Statfjord, Fensfjord |
Brage (Norwegian: Bragefeltet) is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located 120km (80miles) northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and 13km (08miles) east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas.[2] The water depth at the location is 140m (460feet). The field was developed with a fixed integrated production, drilling and accommodation facility[1] The oil from the field is pumped through a pipeline to Oseberg A facility from where it is transported to Sture terminal via Oseberg Transport System.[2] The gas from the field is exported through Statpipe system to Kårstø.[3] It is estimated that Brage may hold up to to of recoverable oil.[4]
The Brage field is operated by Wintershall Norge. Wintershall Norge holds 35.20%, Repsol Norge AS – 33.9%, Faroe Petroleum Norge – 14.30%, Point Resources – 12.2%, VNG Norge – 4.44%.[5]
Brage oil field produced up to when it reached its peak production in 1998 and is currently producing . New wells were drilled in 2007 and the operator plans on drilling more wells in the near future.[2] Production will probably to be shut down in 2020+