Mariner gas to challenge Equinor's carbon push

摘要

EQUINOR'S £4.5 billion ($5.8 billion) Mariner heavy oil field off the UK is set to challenge the Norwegian company's effort to portray itself as a supplier of low-carbon oil. Mariner is expected to start production in the second quarter this year, but Equinor has decided not to equip the field's facilities with a gas export system because it expects gas associated with the oil production to be low after the first years of output. This means the already energy-intensive heavy oil development's carbon intensity will be much higher than the average of many of the company's developments, especially those off Norway. Well-informed sources at the company told Upstream that Equinor could even look to sell Mariner once it is up and running to help it meet its strategy on carbon emissions.