Goliat field

Goliat field is an offshore oil field in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea. It is located 85 kilometres (53 mi) northwest of Hammerfest.[1] The license is owned by Vår Energi AS (operator, 65%) and Equinor AS (35%). It was awarded in 1997. Oil was discovered in 2000.[1][2] The field development concept was approved by the Government of Norway on 8 May 2009.[3] The field will be developed by using Goliat FPSO, a floating production storage and offloading unit.[2]

Goliat field
Goliat FPSO in South Korea, 2015
Location of Goliat field
Country	Norway
Location	Barents Sea
Block	229/229B
Offshore/onshore	offshore
Coordinates	71.30°N 22.30°E / 71.30; 22.30
Operator	Vår Energi AS
Partners	Vår Energi (65%) Equinor (35%)
Field history
Discovery	2000
Start of development	2009
Start of production	2017
Production
Recoverable oil	174 million barrels (~2.37×10^7 t)
Producing formations	Kobbe Realgrunnen Snadd Klappmyss

Goliat field has two main formations (Kobbe and Realgrunnen) and two minor formations (Snadd and Klappmyss).[2] Recoverable reserves are 174 million barrels (27.7×10^⁶ m³).[1] The production was expected to start in summer 2015 on Goliat oil platform, but this was delayed. Production started in April 2016.[4] Goliat is the northernmost sea oil platform at the moment.[5] Production is estimated to continue for 10–15 years. The associated gas will be reinjected to increase oil recovery or will be transported to the processing plant at Melkøya.[2] Production takes place through a subsea system consisting of 22 wells, and of which 12 are oil producers, 7 water injectors and 3 gas injectors.[6] The platforms operation has been halted temporarily in October 2017 due to some of the electrical equipment not being suitable for hazardous areas.[5]