Production from the entire Siri area offshore Denmark is hoped to resume in Q3 on finalization of permanent structural repair to the Siri platform (right).
Noreco, a partner in the Cecile License, which relies on Siri for offtake, said today that a tank underneath the Siri platform is also expected to be put back into use.
Production at the Siri Field was also stopped in August 2009 due to cracks in a subsea structure joined to the oil storage tank underneath the Siri platform. The damage occurred when the design of the grouting material applied to fix the caisson failed.
To avoid further damage, operator DONG Energy connected a drilling rig to the caisson in October 2009. Production in the field resumed in January 2010, with offtake via a tanker, the Siri Knutsen, instead of using the storage tank.
Operations were again placed on hold in July 2013, after a new crack was found around the sponson (nose) area of the Siri platform. Production restarted at Nini and Nini East, followed by Cecilie, at the end of Q2, said Noreco. Oil is being sent to the Siri Knutsen, instead of the platform.
DONG Energy is the operator and sole owner of the Siri field. The Cecilie license is owned by DONG Energy (22%), Noreco (61%) and RWE (17%). The Nini license, which comprises of the Nini as well as the Nini east fields is owned by DONG Energy (40%), RWE (30%) and Noreco (30%).
Siri area is close to the Norwegian Border, roughly 155 miles northwest of Esbjerg on the west coast of Denmark. The area contains five fields, Siri, Nini, Nini East, Cecilie and Stine, all producing from Paleocene sandstone reservoirs located between 1800m and 2200m below the sea level.
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