Statfjord, Oil and gas field in North Sea, Norway and United Kingdom
The Statfjord field covers 580 square kilometers along the British-Norwegian border in the North Sea at a water depth of 145 meters.
Mobil discovered Statfjord in 1974, and Statoil, now Equinor, assumed control of operations on January 1, 1987, marking a shift in North Sea petroleum management.
The field development represents a milestone in Norwegian-British cooperation, with Norway holding 85 percent and the United Kingdom 15 percent of ownership rights.
Three concrete production platforms, Statfjord A, B, and C, extract oil and gas from reservoirs located between 2,500 and 3,000 meters beneath the seabed.
On January 16, 1987, Statfjord achieved the highest daily production rate for any European oil field outside Russia, exceeding 700,000 barrels per day.
Inception: 1979
GPS coordinates: 61.25556,1.85389
Latest update: March 4, 2025 04:44
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