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Vol. 59 No. 4

April 2007

Heavy Oil

Production of Heavy Crude Oil: Topside Experiences on Grane

Grane field production started in September 2003. Oil is exported to the onshore terminal at Sture in a 28-in. 212-km-long pipe-line. Gas for injection is imported in an 18-in. 50-km-long pipeline from the Heimdal field center. Grane is the first oil field on the Norwegian continental shelf producing heavy crude. Close cooperation between Norsk Hydro's operations department, project-development team, contractors, and partners forms the basis for completing the Grane facilities on schedule, below budget, and without any serious incidents.

 

View a Synopsis of OTC 18240 published in JPT.

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18240, "Production of Heavy Crude Oil - Topside Experiences on Grane," by S. Husøy and S. Hatlem, Norsk Hydro A/S, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1-4 May. Copyright 2006 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

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The full-length paper is available for purchase at the OTC Library.  The paper has not been peer reviewed.