The Aberdeen section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) will kick off its 2013-14 events programme with three senior members of Statoil discussing the development of the Mariner field.
Mariner, which was discovered in 1981, is about 80 miles south-east of Shetland. It contains around 1-2billion barrels of oil and is said to be the largest offshore development in the UK in more than a decade.
Statoil, which became the operator of the field in 2007, was granted consent to begin the £4.7billion development in February 2013 and production is expected to begin in 2017.
Statoil vice-president Ingolf Soreide, principal geophysicist Simone Silcock and senior drilling engineer Ian Thomson will be at Aberdeen’s Douglas Hotel on Wednesday, September 25 to give industry professionals a rare insight into the project.
Ms Silcock said: “The sharing of best practices is imperative in our industry, not only to achieve the highest possible levels of efficiency and sustainability but also – and even more importantly – to ensure that every person is working as safely as possible.”
“This presentation will examine the planned operational activities as well as the reservoir development strategy, which is based on the re-injection of produced water. Sub-surface challenges will also be covered.”
Statoil, which is the sole sponsor for the SPE Aberdeen annual evening meeting programme, will manage the Mariner field from new headquarters in or near Aberdeen.
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