Development

Njord is a field in the Norwegian Sea, 30 kilometres west of the Draugen field. The water depth in the area is 330 metres. The Njord field was discovered in 1986, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1995. Njord is developed with a floating steel platform unit, Njord A, containing drilling and processing facilities, and a storage vessel, Njord Bravo. Production started in 1997. An amended PDO was approved in 2017. The Hyme field is tied to Njord.

Reservoir

Njord produces oil from Jurassic sandstone in the Tilje and Ile Formations. The field has a complicated fault pattern with only partial communication between the segments. The reservoir depth is 2,850 metres.

Recovery

Initial production strategy was gas injection for pressure support in parts of the reservoir and pressure depletion in the rest of the reservoir. After gas export started in 2007, only minor volumes of gas have been injected. Due to the complex reservoir with many faults, the field has a relatively low recovery factor.

Transport

Produced oil is transported by pipeline to the storage vessel Njord Bravo, and further by tankers to the market. Gas from the field is exported through a 40-kilometre pipeline connected to the Åsgard Transport System (ÅTS) and further to the Kårstø terminal.

Status

Production from the Njord field and its satellite field Hyme was temporarily shut down in 2016 because of Njord A structural integrity issues. To extend the lifetime of the fields, Njord A and Njord Bravo were towed to land for upgrades and modifications. Production from the Njord and Hyme fields is expected to resume in late 2020. Tie-in of two new fields, Bauge and Fenja, is being prepared.