Sleipner gas field

The Sleipner gas field is a natural gas field in the North Sea, about west of Stavanger, Norway. Two parts of the field are in production, Sleipner West (proven in 1974), and Sleipner East (1981). The field produces natural gas and light oil condensates from sandstone structures about 2500m below sea level. It is operated by Statoil. The field is named after the steed Sleipnir in Norse mythology.Reserves and productionAs of the end of 2005, the estimated recoverable reserves for the Sleipner West and East fields were 51.6 billion cubic metres of natural gas, 4.4 million tonnes of natural gas liquids, and 3.9 million cubic metres of condensates. Daily production of the field in 2008 was equivalents, 36 million cubic metres of natural gas per day, and 14,000 cubic metres of condensate per day.Sleipner field consists of four platforms. The Sleipner A platform is located on the Sleipner East and the Sleipner B platform is located on the Sleipner West. Sleipner B is operated remotely from the Sleipner A via an umbilical cable. The Sleipner T carbon dioxide treatment platform is linked physically to the Sleipner A platform by a bridge and to the Sleipner B wellhead platform by 12.5km carbon dioxide flow line. The Sleipner Riser platform, serving the Langeled and Zeepipe pipelines, is located on the Sleipner East field.