Norwegian energy major Equinor has decided to invest over NOK 12bn ($1.12bn) to further develop the gas infrastructure in the Troll West gas field.
Stage 2 of the Troll Phase 3 project includes eight new wells from two new templates with subsea controls extended from existing templates. A new gas flowline will be laid as a tie-back to the Troll A platform, and the project will also perform modification work on the platform. The first wells are scheduled to come on stream at the end of 2026.
The $121m contract for the drilling of the new wells has already been awarded to Odfjell Drilling and the Deepsea Aberdeen rig. The drilling will start in late 2025 or early 2026. The pipelaying contract for the 36-inch gas pipeline has been awarded to Allseas.
Aker Solutions was previously awarded a FEED study for modifications to the Troll A platform. Equinor will select…
