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EMBLA

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  • General information

    General information
    Attribute Value
    Field name
    Official field name
    EMBLA
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    Current activity status
    Current activity status of the field. Example of legal values: SHUT DOWN, PRODUCING, PDO APPROVED
    Producing
    Discovery wellbore
    Name of the wellbore which proved the field.
    Discovery year.
    The year the field was discovered
    1988
    Main area
    Main NCS area. Example of legal values: NORTH SEA, NORWEGIAN SEA, BARENTS SEA
    North sea
    Main supply base
    Main supply base
    Tananger
    NPDID field
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate's unique id for fields
    43534
  • Picture

    Picture
    EMBLA Field
  • Discoveries included

    Discoveries included
    Discovery name
  • Activity status — history

    Activity status — history
    Status
    Status from
    Status to
    Producing
    12.05.1993
    Approved for production
    14.12.1990
    11.05.1993
  • Located in

    Located in
    Block name
    Prod. licence
    2/7
  • PDO – Plan for Development and Operations

    PDO – Plan for Development and Operations
    Date PDO approved
    Description
    Type
    25.04.1995
    Endret PUD. kalt revidert PUD. Godkjent av Kongen i Statsråd
    Changed PDO
    14.12.1990
    Kongen i statsråd
    PDO
  • Ownership — full history

    Ownership — full history
    Owner kind
    Owner name
    Ownership from date
    Ownership to date
    PRODUCTION LICENSE
    14.12.1990
  • Operatorship — full history

    Operatorship — full history
    Company name
    Operatorship from
    Operatorship to
    06.05.2003
    01.04.2003
    05.05.2003
    23.10.2002
    31.03.2003
    14.12.1990
    22.10.2002
  • Licensees — full history

    Licensees — full history
    Company name
    Nation code
    Company share [%]
    Date licensee from
    Date licensee to
    NO
    39.896000
    30.09.2022
    NO
    35.112000
    30.09.2022
    NO
    12.388000
    30.09.2022
    NO
    7.604000
    30.09.2022
    NO
    5.000000
    30.09.2022
    NO
    39.896000
    28.01.2022
    29.09.2022
    NO
    35.112000
    28.01.2022
    29.09.2022
    NO
    12.388000
    28.01.2022
    29.09.2022
    NO
    7.604000
    28.01.2022
    29.09.2022
    NO
    5.000000
    28.01.2022
    29.09.2022
    NO
    39.896000
    18.06.2021
    27.01.2022
    NO
    35.112000
    18.06.2021
    27.01.2022
    NO
    12.388000
    18.06.2021
    27.01.2022
    NO
    7.604000
    18.06.2021
    27.01.2022
    NO
    5.000000
    18.06.2021
    27.01.2022
    NO
    39.896000
    10.12.2018
    17.06.2021
    NO
    35.112000
    10.12.2018
    17.06.2021
    NO
    12.388000
    10.12.2018
    17.06.2021
    NO
    7.604000
    10.12.2018
    17.06.2021
    NO
    5.000000
    10.12.2018
    17.06.2021
    NO
    39.896000
    16.05.2018
    09.12.2018
    NO
    35.112000
    16.05.2018
    09.12.2018
    NO
    12.388000
    16.05.2018
    09.12.2018
    NO
    7.604000
    16.05.2018
    09.12.2018
    NO
    5.000000
    16.05.2018
    09.12.2018
    NO
    39.896000
    02.11.2009
    15.05.2018
    NO
    35.112000
    02.11.2009
    15.05.2018
    NO
    12.388000
    02.11.2009
    15.05.2018
    NO
    7.604000
    02.11.2009
    15.05.2018
    NO
    5.000000
    02.11.2009
    15.05.2018
    NO
    39.896000
    01.01.2009
    01.11.2009
    NO
    35.112000
    01.01.2009
    01.11.2009
    NO
    12.388000
    01.01.2009
    01.11.2009
    NO
    7.604000
    01.01.2009
    01.11.2009
    NO
    5.000000
    01.01.2009
    01.11.2009
    NO
    39.896000
    01.10.2007
    31.12.2008
    NO
    35.112000
    01.10.2007
    31.12.2008
    NO
    12.388000
    01.10.2007
    31.12.2008
    NO
    6.654000
    01.10.2007
    31.12.2008
    NO
    5.000000
    01.10.2007
    31.12.2008
    NO
    0.950000
    01.10.2007
    31.12.2008
    NO
    39.896000
    01.01.2007
    30.09.2007
    NO
    35.112000
    01.01.2007
    30.09.2007
    NO
    12.388000
    01.01.2007
    30.09.2007
    NO
    6.654000
    01.01.2007
    30.09.2007
    NO
    5.000000
    01.01.2007
    30.09.2007
    NO
    0.950000
    01.01.2007
    30.09.2007
    NO
    39.896000
    15.12.2003
    31.12.2006
    NO
    35.112000
    15.12.2003
    31.12.2006
    NO
    12.388000
    15.12.2003
    31.12.2006
    NO
    6.654000
    15.12.2003
    31.12.2006
    NO
    5.000000
    15.12.2003
    31.12.2006
    NO
    0.950000
    15.12.2003
    31.12.2006
    NO
    39.896000
    06.05.2003
    14.12.2003
    NO
    35.112000
    06.05.2003
    14.12.2003
    NO
    12.388000
    06.05.2003
    14.12.2003
    NO
    6.654000
    06.05.2003
    14.12.2003
    NO
    5.000000
    06.05.2003
    14.12.2003
    NO
    0.950000
    06.05.2003
    14.12.2003
    NO
    39.896000
    05.03.2003
    05.05.2003
    NO
    35.112000
    05.03.2003
    05.05.2003
    NO
    12.388000
    05.03.2003
    05.05.2003
    NO
    6.654000
    05.03.2003
    05.05.2003
    NO
    5.000000
    05.03.2003
    05.05.2003
    NO
    0.950000
    05.03.2003
    05.05.2003
    NO
    39.896000
    23.10.2002
    04.03.2003
    NO
    35.112000
    23.10.2002
    04.03.2003
    NO
    12.388000
    23.10.2002
    04.03.2003
    NO
    6.654000
    23.10.2002
    04.03.2003
    NO
    5.000000
    23.10.2002
    04.03.2003
    NO
    0.950000
    23.10.2002
    04.03.2003
    NO
    39.896000
    18.12.2001
    22.10.2002
    NO
    35.112000
    18.12.2001
    22.10.2002
    NO
    12.388000
    18.12.2001
    22.10.2002
    NO
    6.654000
    18.12.2001
    22.10.2002
    NO
    5.000000
    18.12.2001
    22.10.2002
    NO
    0.950000
    18.12.2001
    22.10.2002
    NO
    35.112000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    31.870000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    12.388000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    8.026000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    6.654000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    5.000000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    0.950000
    17.06.2001
    17.12.2001
    NO
    35.112000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    31.870000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    12.388000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    8.026000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    6.654000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    5.000000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    0.950000
    10.05.2001
    16.06.2001
    NO
    35.112000
    11.01.2001
    09.05.2001
    NO
    31.870000
    11.01.2001
    09.05.2001
    NO
    12.388000
    11.01.2001
    09.05.2001
    NO
    8.026000
    11.01.2001
    09.05.2001
    NO
    6.654000
    11.01.2001
    09.05.2001
    NO
    5.950000
    11.01.2001
    09.05.2001
    NO
    35.112000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    31.870000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    12.388000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    8.026000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    6.365000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    5.950000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    0.289000
    20.12.2000
    10.01.2001
    NO
    35.112000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    28.500000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    12.388000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    8.026000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    6.365000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    5.950000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    3.370000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    0.289000
    24.07.2000
    19.12.2000
    NO
    35.112000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    28.500000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    12.388000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    8.026000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    6.365000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    5.950000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    3.370000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    0.289000
    01.01.1999
    23.07.2000
    NO
    36.960000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    30.000000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    13.040000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    8.449000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    6.700000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    3.547000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    1.000000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    0.304000
    01.01.1997
    31.12.1998
    NO
    36.960000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    30.000000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    13.040000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    7.594000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    6.700000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    3.547000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    1.000000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    0.855000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    0.304000
    01.01.1995
    31.12.1996
    NO
    36.960000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    30.000000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    13.040000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    7.594000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    6.700000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    3.547000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    1.000000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    0.855000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    0.304000
    14.08.1992
    31.12.1994
    NO
    36.960000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    30.000000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    13.040000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    7.594000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    6.700000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    3.547000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    1.000000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    0.456000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    0.399000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
    NO
    0.304000
    14.12.1990
    13.08.1992
  • Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)

    Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)
    Estimates for reserves do not take commercial agreements into consideration.
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)
    Valid date:
    31.12.2023
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)
    Orig. recoverable oil
    [mill Sm3]
    Orig. recoverable gas
    [bill Sm3]
    Orig. recoverable NGL
    [mill tonn]
    Orig. recoverable cond.
    [mill Sm3]
    Orig. recoverable oil eq.
    [mill Sm3 o.e]
    12.51
    5.73
    0.67
    0.00
    19.51
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)
    Orig. inplace oil
    [mill Sm3]
    Orig. inplace ass. liquid
    [mill Sm3]
    Orig. inplace ass. gas
    [bill Sm3]
    Orig. inplace free gas
    [bill Sm3]
    49.00
    0.00
    17.00
    0.00
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)
    Remaining oil
    [mill Sm3]
    Remaining gas
    [bill Sm3]
    Remaining NGL
    [mill tonn]
    Remaining cond.
    [mill Sm3]
    Remaining oil eq.
    [mill Sm3 o.e]
    0.36
    0.32
    0.04
    0.00
    0.76
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate – estimate for reserves (Norwegian share)
  • Description

    Description
    Type
    Text
    Date updated
    Development
    Embla is a field in the southern part of the Norwegian sector in the North Sea, south of the Eldfisk field. The water depth is 70 metres. Already in 1974, a well tested oil on Embla, but it was not until 1988 that the field was discovered. The plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1990. The field has been developed with an unmanned wellhead facility, which is remotely controlled from Eldfisk. Production started in 1993. In 1995, an amended PDO for Embla was approved.
    13.12.2023
    Reservoir
    Embla produces oil and gas from segmented sandstone and conglomerate of Devonian and Permian age. The reservoir is at a depth of more than 4000 metres and has high pressure and high temperature (HPHT). It has a complex, highly faulted structure.
    13.12.2023
    Recovery strategy
    The field is produced by pressure depletion.
    28.02.2023
    Transport
    Oil and gas are transported by pipeline to the Eldfisk S facility for processing, and further to the Ekofisk Centre for export. Gas from the Ekofisk area is transported via the Norpipe gas pipeline to Emden in Germany, while the oil is sent via the Norpipe oil pipeline to Teesside in the UK.
    28.02.2023
    Status
    In 2022, the production licence 018, which includes the Embla field, was extended until 2048. As part of the Eldfisk II development project, Embla was tied to the Eldfisk S facility, extending the lifetime for Embla. Because of the complexity of the reservoir, there are no plans other than optimising the existing production wells. Currently, there are four active producers.
    13.12.2023
  • Investments (expected)

    Investments (expected)
    The operator's future investments related to the reserves from 2023 [mill NOK 2023-kroner]. The stated investment estimate has not been corrected for possible investment sharing.
    0
  • Investments (historical)

    Investments (historical)
    Investments
    [mill NOK nominal values]
    Sum
    3725
    2022
    0
    2021
    3
    2020
    2
    2019
    2
    2018
    4
    2017
    27
    2016
    1
    2015
    121
    2014
    131
    2013
    150
    2012
    155
    2011
    65
    2010
    58
    2009
    27
    2008
    19
    2007
    1
    2006
    8
    2005
    418
    2004
    12
    2003
    133
    2002
    0
    2001
    0
    2000
    15
    1999
    353
    1998
    0
    1997
    0
    1996
    1
    1995
    3
    1994
    0
    1993
    373
    1992
    1183
    1991
    430
    1990
    30
  • Production , saleable

    Production , saleable
    Month
    Net - oil
    [mill Sm3]
    Net - gas
    [bill Sm3]
    Net - condensate
    [mill Sm3]
    Net - NGL
    [mill Sm3]
    Net - oil equivalents
    [mill Sm3]
    Sum
    11.818749
    5.076515
    0.000000
    1.175948
    18.071212
    2024
    0.100075
    0.083906
    0.000000
    0.017358
    0.201339
    2023
    0.172317
    0.209868
    0.000000
    0.045169
    0.427354
    2022
    0.070596
    0.118317
    0.000000
    0.027675
    0.216588
    2021
    0.067407
    0.092842
    0.000000
    0.020813
    0.181062
    2020
    0.076664
    0.094500
    0.000000
    0.024585
    0.195749
    2019
    0.087090
    0.102822
    0.000000
    0.021691
    0.211603
    2018
    0.146766
    0.105742
    0.000000
    0.022029
    0.274537
    2017
    0.184917
    0.109143
    0.000000
    0.021756
    0.315816
    2016
    0.154376
    0.102055
    0.000000
    0.020026
    0.276457
    2015
    0.129199
    0.083684
    0.000000
    0.016723
    0.229606
    2014
    0.192006
    0.075517
    0.000000
    0.017747
    0.285270
    2013
    0.125180
    0.068675
    0.000000
    0.014190
    0.208045
    2012
    0.120460
    0.091611
    0.000000
    0.018494
    0.230565
    2011
    0.147996
    0.117280
    0.000000
    0.022678
    0.287954
    2010
    0.172151
    0.155435
    0.000000
    0.031901
    0.359487
    2009
    0.224458
    0.145303
    0.000000
    0.031504
    0.401265
    2008
    0.218954
    0.144456
    0.000000
    0.031435
    0.394845
    2007
    0.196946
    0.110466
    0.000000
    0.025141
    0.332553
    2006
    0.329920
    0.158861
    0.000000
    0.038658
    0.527439
    2005
    0.281662
    0.135441
    0.000000
    0.029661
    0.446764
    2004
    0.400365
    0.158750
    0.000000
    0.040014
    0.599129
    2003
    0.403208
    0.108767
    0.000000
    0.033641
    0.545616
    2002
    0.387038
    0.079229
    0.000000
    0.035957
    0.502224
    2001
    0.495126
    0.082133
    0.000000
    0.043202
    0.620461
    2000
    0.636833
    0.225318
    0.000000
    0.061203
    0.923354
    1999
    0.700903
    0.251046
    0.000000
    0.062354
    1.014303
    1998
    0.484881
    0.185904
    0.000000
    0.039422
    0.710207
    1997
    0.736073
    0.296414
    0.000000
    0.061547
    1.094034
    1996
    0.998578
    0.355248
    0.000000
    0.071814
    1.425640
    1995
    1.272605
    0.389236
    0.000000
    0.085680
    1.747521
    1994
    1.415889
    0.428067
    0.000000
    0.096269
    1.940225
    1993
    0.688110
    0.210479
    0.000000
    0.045611
    0.944200
  • Production , sum wellbores

    Production , sum wellbores
    Month
    Gross - oil
    [mill Sm3]
    Gross - gas
    [bill Sm3]
    Gross - condensate
    [mill Sm3]
    Gross - oil equivalents
    [mill Sm3]
    Sum
    12.028310
    6.555263
    0.000000
    18.583573
    2024
    0.098030
    0.098938
    0.000000
    0.196968
    2023
    0.156626
    0.152110
    0.000000
    0.308736
    2022
    0.061352
    0.107556
    0.000000
    0.168908
    2021
    0.058983
    0.136535
    0.000000
    0.195518
    2020
    0.069558
    0.156865
    0.000000
    0.226423
    2019
    0.082000
    0.161164
    0.000000
    0.243164
    2018
    0.142128
    0.169588
    0.000000
    0.311716
    2017
    0.181705
    0.171597
    0.000000
    0.353302
    2016
    0.150988
    0.152191
    0.000000
    0.303179
    2015
    0.123352
    0.127533
    0.000000
    0.250885
    2014
    0.197694
    0.165054
    0.000000
    0.362748
    2013
    0.128519
    0.112182
    0.000000
    0.240701
    2012
    0.122114
    0.143710
    0.000000
    0.265824
    2011
    0.147246
    0.158814
    0.000000
    0.306060
    2010
    0.159768
    0.202799
    0.000000
    0.362567
    2009
    0.196052
    0.205790
    0.000000
    0.401842
    2008
    0.209094
    0.188501
    0.000000
    0.397595
    2007
    0.186613
    0.146192
    0.000000
    0.332805
    2006
    0.314426
    0.216336
    0.000000
    0.530762
    2005
    0.271735
    0.175536
    0.000000
    0.447271
    2004
    0.392202
    0.199289
    0.000000
    0.591491
    2003
    0.385746
    0.173404
    0.000000
    0.559150
    2002
    0.365558
    0.166954
    0.000000
    0.532512
    2001
    0.466316
    0.248181
    0.000000
    0.714497
    2000
    0.626579
    0.350096
    0.000000
    0.976675
    1999
    0.803717
    0.255672
    0.000000
    1.059389
    1998
    0.521951
    0.197529
    0.000000
    0.719480
    1997
    0.798353
    0.326167
    0.000000
    1.124520
    1996
    1.061444
    0.382519
    0.000000
    1.443963
    1995
    1.339660
    0.416730
    0.000000
    1.756390
    1994
    1.488530
    0.460537
    0.000000
    1.949067
    1993
    0.720271
    0.229194
    0.000000
    0.949465
  • Production – charts

    Production – charts
    Graph Net oe
    Production – charts
    Graph Net oil
    Production – charts
    Graph Net gas
    Production – charts
    Graph Net gas
    Production – charts
    Graph Net NGL
    Production – charts
    Graph Water
    Any produced water is only included after 1.1.2000
  • Wellbores – exploration

    Wellbores – exploration
    Wellbore name
    Entered date
    Completed date
    Purpose
    Status
    Content
    25.12.1973
    10.04.1974
    WILDCAT
    P&A
    OIL
    15.10.1987
    25.06.1988
    WILDCAT
    SUSPENDED
    OIL
    14.10.1991
    01.11.1991
    WILDCAT
    RE-CLASS TO DEV
    OIL
    21.06.1989
    09.01.1990
    APPRAISAL
    SUSPENDED
    OIL
    13.09.1991
    14.10.1991
    APPRAISAL
    RE-CLASS TO DEV
    OIL
    15.05.1990
    21.11.1990
    APPRAISAL
    P&A
    OIL
    29.11.1990
    31.03.1991
    APPRAISAL
    P&A
    DRY
    20.03.1991
    13.09.1991
    APPRAISAL
    RE-CLASS TO DEV
    OIL
    09.11.1991
    17.06.1992
    APPRAISAL
    RE-CLASS TO DEV
    OIL
  • Wellbores – development

    Wellbores – development
    Wellbore name
    Entered date
    Completed date
    Purpose
    Content
    25.08.1999
    02.11.1999
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
    01.07.2005
    20.10.2005
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
    14.06.1999
    14.08.1999
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
    18.07.1993
    05.09.1993
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
    13.09.1991
    14.10.1991
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
    20.03.1991
    13.09.1991
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
    09.11.1991
    17.06.1992
    PRODUCTION
    OIL
  • Wellbores – other

    Wellbores – other
    Wellbore name
    Entered date
    Completed date
    Purpose
    Status
    22.04.1990
    23.04.1990
    SOIL DRILLING
    P&A
    24.04.1990
    25.04.1990
    SOIL DRILLING
    P&A