Norway’s Troll Gas Expansion Buys Europe Time—But Not New Supply
Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets. Production began on August 22, several months earlier than planned and a cost at tens of millions of dollars below the original estimate of approximately $1.2 billion, according to Equinor.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets.
- Fact 2: Production began on August 22, several months earlier than planned and a cost at tens of millions of dollars below the original estimate of approximately $1.2 billion, according to Equinor.
- Fact 3: The 55 billion cubic meters covered by the project is equivalent to almost two years of French gas demand.
- Fact 4: According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, the development could accelerate as much as 7 billion cubic meters in a single year—equivalent to roughly 6% of Norway’s recent annual gas exports.
Norway has started production from the second stage of the Troll Phase 3 development, accelerating 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Troll West reservoir and helping sustain high gas deliveries to Europe from one of the continent’s most important energy assets. Production began on August 22, several months earlier than planned and a cost at tens of millions of dollars below the original estimate of approximately $1.2 billion, according to Equinor.
The project does not increase the Troll field’s recoverable resources. Instead, it brings existing gas reserves forward, supporting production through Troll A and the Kollsnes processing plant as output from other mature Norwegian fields declines. That distinction is important.
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Original source: OilPrice.com
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