Lundin’s Brynhild Project Delayed on FPSO Commissioning Issues

The Brynhild project is moving slower than expected due to delays in commissioning activities related to the FPSO to be deployed in the field off the coast of Norway.

 “We are disappointed and frustrated that the Haewene Brim FPSO is still not ready to accept Brynhild production. Nevertheless we remain confident regarding the productivity of the Brynhild reservoir and the project delays have had no impact on Brynhild reserves. The delay in first production has clearly impacted our 2014 production guidance but we still retain our production guidance for 2015 of approximately 50,000 boepd,” Ashley Heppenstall, President and CEO of Lundin Petroleum, commented in a press release.

The field offshore Norway, which is operated by Lundin Norway, is a subsea tie-back to the Pierce field, operated by Shell in the UK sector.

The production facility for the two fields is the Haewene Brim FPSO owned and operated by Bluewater owned Pierce Production Company Limited.

‘Whilst the upgrades of the topside and subsea equipment as well as the risers’ installations have been completed, ongoing commissioning activities for start-up have taken longer than anticipated to be completed prior to the re- introduction of hydrocarbons into the FPSO,’ explains the note.