When a wildcat on the Onyx South prospect proved virtually dry, the whole project was eventually shelved. Unfortunately, the field proved to be less promising than the optimists had assumed. The development concept for Linnorm involved two subsea templates tied back to Draugen for processing and export via the new Polarled gas pipeline from the Aasta Hansteen field. Fotnote: Tidens Krav, 29 February 2012, “Shell – Store endringer på Draugen”. A major contract was awarded at the end of the month to Aibel, which included a new quarters module with 50 cabins and a new lifeboat station. This optimism persisted throughout February. Fotnote: Tidens Krav, 4 February 2012, “West Navigator borer nye Draugen-brønner”. It was also revealed that a contract had been awarded to drill four additional wells which would help to double production from the field. People still believed in February 2012 that Linnorm would be tied back to Draugen – only the investment decision remained to be taken. Shell’s operations head was confident that an application would be submitted to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to keep the field on stream until 2035. Photo: A/S Norske Shell/Norwegian Petroleum Museum draugen oppdateres (igjen), engelsk, Gunnar Ervik was at the time head of operations. Its producing life had already been extended to March 2013. Fotnote: Tidens Krav, 3 February 2012, “Draugen lever minst til 2035”. However, output over a number of years had established that it would be a long time before the platform had to shut down. The original plan for development and operation (PDO) of Draugen had estimated that the field would only remain on stream until 2010.
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