Norwegian authorities have approved Statoil ASA’s development plans for Utgard and Byrding fields in the North Sea.
Utgard, discovered in 1982, is a natural gas and condensate field on the Norwegian and UK continental shelf with recoverable reserves of 56 million boe, most of which are on the Norwegian side. The field lies 21 km from Sleipner field. The discovery has had several development considerations in the past, but the current plan was submitted in August 2016 (OGJ Online, Aug, 9 2016).