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  Ormen Lange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ormen Lange, the largest natural gas field under development in Norwegian continental shelf, lies 100 km northwest of Kristiansund where seabed depths vary between 800 and 1,100 metres.
Ormen Lange is operated by Norsk Hydro during the development stage.
Ormen Lange (the long serpent) is the name of the most famous longship of Olaf Tryggvason, a 10th century Viking king of Norway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ormen_Lange   (260 words)

  
 OilOnline - The Original Online Source for the Oil Industry
Launching the Ormen Lange development, Hydro chief executive Eivind Reiten closed his argument in favour of using the subsea-to-beach concept at the field as a sure bet to be 'as profitable as a solely offshore development'.
The unofficial 'phase three' at Ormen Lange, Hydro is presently planning for an offshore compression facility or subsea booster station to be installed sometime beforehand, as determined by the arrival pressure of the wellstream at Nyhamna, as Bernt notes.
The Ormen Lange licensees, according to Hydro, calculated a new export pipeline to the UK - when weighed against a combination of uses of existing British lines including Cats, Miller and Seal - to be the 'most reasonable and flexible solution for transporting gas from Ormen Lange and Sleipner' to buyers in England and Europe.
www.oilonline.com /news/features/oe/20040401.Ormen_La.14124.asp   (2704 words)

  
 Odin Archive - Ormen Lange and Langeled put forward to the Storting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ormen Lange, located in the Norwegian Sea, is the largest gas discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf after the Troll field.
Investments in the Ormen Lange project are estimated to 46,5 billion NOK (approximately 5,3 billion Euro).
Gas from the Ormen Lange field will be transported through the pipeline Langeled, from the process plant at Nyhamna via a platform on the Sleipner field in the North Sea to Easington in the UK.
odin.dep.no /odinarkiv/english/.../oed/026031-070251/dok-bu.html   (373 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Ormen Lange License participants select subsea production concept
Participantsin the Ormen Lange license are Norsk Hydro (17,956 %) (operator in the development phase), Norske Shell (17,2 %) (operator in the operations phase), Petoro (36 %), Statoil (10,774 %), Esso Norge (7,182 %) and BP (10,888 %).
Ormen Lange is a pioneer project on the NCS.
Ormen Lange will be an important supplier with a daily capacity of between 50 and 70 cm, giving an annual production of approximately 20 bn cm.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cne30222.htm   (1525 words)

  
 Norsk Hydro recommends Ormen Lange gas landfall : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 24, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Norsk Hydro (NYSE:NHY) recommends that the gas from the second largest field on the Norwegian continental shelf Ormen Lange be transported to Nyhamna in the municipality of Aukra, in Moere og Romsdal county.
Ormen Lange is the largest gas field to be developed on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The partners in the Ormen Lange licence are: Norsk Hydro (operator of the development phase), Norske Shell (operator of the operations phase), Petoro, Statoil, ExxonMobil and BP.
press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/326155.html   (424 words)

  
 Ormen Lange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Fugro-Geoteam AS is currently acquiring a new 2D survey South and West of the Ormen Lange field, an area with sparse and old 2D seismic coverage.
The Ormen Lange West (OLW02) survey is approximately 4500 km, and targets the Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary plays.
The Ormen Lange Field is a giant gas field, and the Well 6305/8-1 in the Eastern part of the field discovered an oil leg suggesting that the oil potential in the Møre Basin might be greater than previously realised.
www.fugro.geoteam.no /newsarchives/ormen_lange.html   (199 words)

  
 Hydrocarbons Technology - Ormen Lange Gas Processing Complex and Langled Transportation System, Nyhamna, Aukra - Norway
Ormen Lange is the largest gas field under development on the Norwegian continental shelf (discovered by Hydro in 1997).
The partners in the Ormen Lange project are: Norsk Hydro (18%), Shell (17%), Petoro (36%), Statoil (11%), British Petroleum (10.5%), Exxon Mobil (7%) and Conoco Philips (1%).
The Ormen Lange field will initially consist of six subsea wells drilled from a mobile drilling rig starting in 2005 (the number of wells will increase to over 24 according to the development plan).
www.hydrocarbons-technology.com /projects/ormen   (1237 words)

  
 www.statoil.com - Ormen Lange
The plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea and the plan for installation and operation (PIO) of the associated transport system were submitted to the Norwegian government on 4 December 2003.
Located 100 kilometres north-west of the Norwegian coast, Ormen Lange is Norway’s second-largest offshore gas field and was discovered by Hydro in 1997.
Statoil is responsible for selling its own share of the Ormen Lange gas as well as the portion belonging to the Norwegian government.
www.statoil.com /STATOILCOM/SVG00990.nsf/UNID/9424BB70BC316035C1256FEF00445FAA?OpenDocument   (334 words)

  
 Ormen Lange in brief - Hydro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
That's when the giant Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea comes on tap — and it could cover 20% of the UK's gas requirements for up to 40 years.
Ormen Lange is designed to handle around 20 billion cubic metres of gas per year — which is about the same as the total annual energy demand in Norway.
Ormen Lange will contribute to a doubling of Hydro’s gas exports by the year 2010 — making Norway the world’s third largest gas exporter.
www.hydro.com /en/our_business/oil_energy/new_projects/ormen_lange/index.html   (384 words)

  
 ORMEN LANGE DRILLING CONTRACT AWARDED TO SMEDVIG
The Ormen Lange license group has today awarded Smedvig a contract valued at NOK 1.17 billion (USD 167 million) for drilling of 8 wells at the Ormen Lange field.
Hydro is operator for Ormen Lange during the development phase, including all field development, the onshore gas processing plant at Nyhamna in Mid-Norway, as well as the export pipeline project.The contract was entered into by Norske Shell, which is responsible for the planning and execution of the pre-drilling program.
Ormen Lange is the largest gas field under development on the Norwegian continental shelf.
www.newmaterials.com /news/1818.asp   (223 words)

  
 eyeforenergy - FEATURE: Ormen Lange NOK 1 billion subsea contract is awarded   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ormen Lange is apparently the largest gas field under development on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Ormen Lange’s untreated well stream will be transported onshore to Nyhamna in mid Norway in two 120 km long, 30” flowlines.
Norsk Hydro is responsible for Ormen Lange’s development phase, including all field development, the onshore gas processing plant, and export pipeline project.
www.eyeforenergy.com /news.asp?id=264   (610 words)

  
 JPT (Oct 2005): Special Focus - Ormen Lange: A Resourceful Industry Lands the Serpent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Beyond these challenges, Ormen Lange is seen from Hydro’s vantage point as three concurrent projects—development of the reservoir with templates and pipelines to shore, design/construction of the Langeled pipelines (one with 42-in.-diameter and another with 44-in.-diameter pipe), and construction and operation of a processing plant.
For the Ormen Lange gas-export pipeline, several dozens of alternative routes were studied in detail in an effort to avoid excessively long free spans along the pipeline routes.
As the project slogan implies, Ormen Lange and the Langeled pipeline are definitely “going further.” From the looks of progress made at the halfway point for construction/installation, this is one fishing tale that will turn out to be true.
www.spe.org /spe/jpt/jsp/jptmonthlysection/0,2440,1104_11038_4371907_4387195,00.html   (3953 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Ormen Lange Drilling Has Started
The Ormen Lange gas wells will be the largest deep water wells drilled in the world and will produce 20 percent of UK gas market requirements.
Hydro is operator for Ormen Lange during the development phase, including all field development, the onshore gas processing plant at Nyhamna in Mid-Norway, as well as the Langeled export pipeline project.
In March 2004 the Ormen Lange license group awarded Smedvig the contract valued at approximately NOK 1.17 billion (USD 167 million) for the drilling of wells on the Ormen Lange field.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=26469   (363 words)

  
 Norwegian Petroleum Directorate - Ormen Lange PDO has been submitted
The recoverable resources in Ormen Lange have been estimated at 397 billion standard cubic metres (Sm3) of gas and 28.5 billion Sm3 of condensate.
Ormen Lange was discovered by the exploration rig Ocean Alliance in 1997, in the middle of the slope associated with one of the world's largest subsea landslide areas ?
The PDO for Ormen Lange and the new transport system for gas export to Britain were formally handed over to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy Einar Steensnæs by Norsk Hydro's President and CEO Eivind Reiten on Wednesday of this week.
www.npd.no /English/Emner/Ressursforvaltning/Utbygging_og_drift/Ormen_Lange_PUD.htm   (363 words)

  
 Aker Kvaerner Building Trust :: Another large Ormen Lange contract to Aker Kvaerner
Hydro intend to give Aker Kvaerner the main installation contract for the new Ormen Lange onshore plant on the north west coast of Norway.
In July 2004 the second contract was awarded, comprising engineering, procurement and construction of the import and export area on the Ormen Lange onshore plant.
On Ormen Lange we will build on the great competence and broad experience that we have gained through several decades in the oil and gas business," says Aker Kvaerner's Executive Vice President for Field Development Europe, Mr.
www.akerkvaerner.com /Internet/MediaCentre/PressReleases/OilAndGas/2004/AKPressRelease_959607.htm?langtype=default   (748 words)

  
 DNV - Qualifying new technology at Ormen Lange
The Ormen Lange field, on the Haltenbanken in the North Sea.
DNV has been assigned by Norsk Hydro to assist in qualifying new technology to identify and mitigate the risks involved at the Ormen Lange field in the North Sea.
Ormen Lange is a major gas discovery in the western part of the Haltenbanken, located in water depths of about 900 m.
www.dnv.com /publications/oilgas_news/articles/Qualifying_new_technology_at_Ormen_Lange.asp   (270 words)

  
 Skanska Secures Another Assignment Within the Ormen Lange Gas Project Valued at Approximately SEK 940 M : ArriveNet ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Ormen Lange gas field is Norway's largest gas project and one of the largest construction projects in northern Europe.
Ormen Lange is scheduled to enter operation in October 2007 when the gas will be exported to the UK through a pipeline.
Apart from the two Ormen Lange projects, Skanska Norway's largest assignment is the construction of Norway's first public-private partnership road.
press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/476206.html   (517 words)

  
 Aker Kvaerner Building Trust :: Aker Kvaerner wins Ormen Lange work
The Ormen Lange contract is important for Aker Kvaerner and for the Norwegian contracting industry.
On the Ormen Lange project Aker Kvaerner will combine its global broad experience in the design and construction of onshore process facilities with its concept and project execution competence in its Norwegian engineering business.
In addition to these facilities, the Ormen Lange development also involves the most extensive gas export system to be built so far on the Norwegian continental shelf.
www.akerkvaerner.com /Internet/MediaCentre/PressReleases/OilAndGas/2003/AK_PR_4300.htm?langtype=default   (430 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Ormen Lange oil field may be harbouring lucrative quantities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Ormen Lange oil field may be harbouring lucrative quantities
27-09-01 Reports suggest that an area north of the North Sea's Ormen Lange oil field may be harbouring lucrative quantities of oil and gas.
Many companies are reportedly signalling strong interest in the area north of Ormen Lange.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nte14517.htm   (151 words)

  
 NORSK HYDRO AWARDS ORMEN LANGE CONTRACT TO AKERKVAERNER
As operator for the development of the gas field Ormen Lange, Norsk Hydro on behalf of the license participants intends to award the contract for engineering and design of the onshore processing plant at Aukra to AkerKvaerner.
The total Ormen Lange investment, including both the field development and transportation pipelines, is estimated to be approximately 55 billion in fixed 2002-NOK.
The estimated gas reserves on Ormen Lange are 375 billion Sm3 of dry gas and 22 MSm3 of condensate, making it the largest undeveloped gas field on the shelf.
www.newmaterials.com /news/1871.asp   (331 words)

  
 Gazprom may join Ormen Lange
The agreement to conduct joint studies of gas projects was reached in a memorandum of understanding signed by Norsk Hydro Chief Executive Eivind Reiten and Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller, Hydro said.
Norsk Hydro is development phase operator of the Ormen Lange project, and it owns 18.07 percent of the field.
Ormen Lange, due on stream in 2007, is Norway's biggest current offshore development.
www.aftenposten.no /english/business/article931770.ece?service=print   (215 words)

  
 energyme.com :: Another Ormen Lange job for Statoil
A new agreement with Norsk Hydro, operator of the Ormen Lange gas development in the Norwegian Sea, makes Statoil responsible for several contracts covering the multiphase pipelines to land.
The multiphase pipelines between Ormen Lange in 850 metres of water and Nyhamna must be weighted in the shallower part of the route and insulated for the deep section.
Shell will take over from Hydro as production operator of Ormen Lange when the field comes on stream, which is scheduled for October 2007.
www.energyme.com /energy/2003/pr_1321.htm   (292 words)

  
 OilOnline - The Original Online Source for the Oil Industry
Norway’s Ormen Lange gas export system, billed as the world’s longest subsea pipeline with a total length of 1200km, came a step closer to reality last month when Norsk Hydro announced the award of installation contracts worth NKr2 billion and NKr1.5 billion respectively, including options, to Stolt Offshore and Allseas Marine Contractors.
While Hydro is operator for Ormen Lange’s development phase, Statoil has the project management of the gas export pipeline project in cooperation with Hydro.
Ormen Lange, located in 800- 1100m of water and expected to come onstream in October 2007, is the largest gas field under development on the Norwegian continental shelf.
www.oilonline.com /news/features/oe/20031203.Ormen_La.12997.asp   (321 words)

  
 Ormen Lange West   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Fugro-Geoteam AS has just completed the processing of 4 677 km of new 2D data South and West of the Ormen Lange field, an area with sparse, and old, 2D seismic coverage.
The Ormen Lange West survey, entitled OLW02, targets the Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary plays and provides an improved imaging of the Vigra High.
Seven wells are tied by the survey; three within the Ormen Lange Field, the “Havsule” 6404/11-1 and three on the Gossa High.
www.fugro.geoteam.no /newsarchives/Ormen.htm   (237 words)

  
 Aker Kvaerner awarded large Ormen Lange contract (Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
When the untreated well stream from Ormen Lange arrives at Nyhamna, it will be routed to a reception facility for liquid slugs, known as a "slug catcher".
Aker Verdal is going to construct this slug catcher and install it at the Ormen Lange plant in Aukra.
The gas reception and export area of the Ormen Lange's Gas terminal shall be mechanical complete in February 2007.
www.scandoil.com /moxie/news/lng/aker-kvaerner-awarded-lar.shtml   (516 words)

  
 Natural Born Birder - Offshore - Northern Norwegian Sector
The timing of visits and birding opportunities has been irregular and erratic (for example no visits to the area at all during 1995 and 1996, only two days in 1997).
One observed on autumn migration at Draugen 17.10.93, one on spring passage at Ormen Lange 30.5.98 - being chased by two Great skua (Storjo).
Between 17 - 19 May 2001 a fantastic passage of this species was observed at Ormen Lange with 63 logged heading NE in one hour on 18.05.01; this passage was well within the sight of land
www.naturalbornbirder.com /offshore/N_N_N_sea.php   (546 words)

  
 Ormen Lange Field to use KONGSBERG underwater navigation transponders - Kongsberg Maritime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
These underwater navigation transponders will be installed as seabed references throughout the entire field; from the very complex near shore area, out over the plateau, the landslide edge, through the tough ridge topography landscape and into the deepwater area where the templates are to be installed.
The Ormen Lange field will be developed by Hydro with seabed installations at depths of between 800 m and 1100 m, and will be linked to a processing plant on land at Nyhamna in the Aukra municipality, from where the gas will be exported.
The Ormen Lange gas field will not be visible on the surface when it comes on stream in 2007, and Kongsberg Maritime’s acoustics systems will have helped to provide the construction teams with the full picture in the darkness below during the building of this massive project.
www.km.kongsberg.com /KS/WEB/NOKBG0238.nsf/AllWeb/B93C77A8FDD07ACBC1256E8A004532E0?OpenDocument   (271 words)

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