| Snorre field | |
| Location Map: | North Sea |
| Country: | Norway |
| Region: | Northern North Sea |
| Location: | Tampen area |
| Blocks: | 34/4 and 34/7 |
| Offonshore: | offshore |
| Coordinates: | 61.5254°N 2.2115°W |
| Relief: | yes |
| Operator: | Statoil |
| Start Production: | August 1992 |
| Abandonment: | 2040 (est) |
| Est Oil Bbl: | 1400 |
| Est Gas Bcm: | 6 |
Snorre is an oil and gas field in the Tampen area in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. The sea depth in the area is 300to.[1] Snorre has been operational since August 1992. It was the first field developed by Saga Petroleum.[2]
A Plateosaurus knucklebone, specimen PMO 207.207, was discovered in 1997 at 2256m (7,402feet) while drilling the Snorre oil field.[3]
Snorre A platform in the south is a floating steel facility for accommodation, drilling and processing. Snorre A has also a separate process module for production from the Vigdis field. A subsea template with ten well slots, Snorre UPA, is located centrally in the field and connected to Snorre A. Oil and gas from Snorre A is piped to the nearby Statfjord A platform for final processing.
Snorre B platform is located in the northern part of the field and is a semi-submersible integrated drilling, processing and accommodation steel facility. Oil from Snorre B is piped 45 km to Statfjord B platform for storage and export.
The Snorre field is operated by Statoil. In 2009, Statoil started a project to upgrade the offshore production complex.[4] The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is requesting Statoil to build a new platform at the field.[5]
On 12 December 2020, the Snorre Expansion Project in the North Sea started production. The major Increased Oil Recovery project was to add nearly 200 million barrels of recoverable oil reserves besides extending the Snorre field's productive life through 2040.[6]
The reserves consist of of oil, of natural gas, and 4.8 million tons of natural gas liquids.[7]