Wisting impact assessment

Fossil Energy – Wisting

Equinor has today presented an impact assessment for development and operation of Wisting.

The plan for development and operation (PDO) is scheduled to be finalised at the end of 2022.

The impact assessment to be issued for public consultation is covering both the development phase and the operations phase of the Wisting project in the Barents Sea.

In December, Equinor entered into an agreement with Lundin, whereby Equinor will continue its Wisting operatorship into the operations phase.

The Wisting discovery is of considerable size, containing close to 500 million barrels of oil equivalent.

The concept chosen for the Wisting development consists of a circular, floating production and storage unit (FPSO), with power from shore as an integrated part of the technical solution.

The oil will be processed and stored on the FPSO before it is shipped to the market.

Equinor and the industry have ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from NCS activities, and the Wisting partners focus on reducing the carbon footprint of production to the lowest extent feasible. There is not enough gas in the reservoir to use own gas to power the field throughout its life, and gas import is both technically demanding and costly. Electrification is therefore the best solution, as it will also have the lowest emissions during the production period.

In the operations phase the Wisting power demand will be around 80 MW. The power cable will be around 340 km long.

Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2022/02/01/wisting-impact-assessment/