INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

摘要

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate estimates that more than half of the oil and gas that has not yet been discovered is in the Barents Sea.The rest is distributed between the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea.The opportunities are greatest in the Barents Sea,where vast areas have not yet been explored.Two fields are currently producing in the Barents Sea,Goliat and Sn0hvit.Goliat was proven in 2000,and production started 16 years later.The oil from Goliat is transported from the field by boat.Over the course of the years from 1980 to April 2019,59 discoveries have been made in the Barents Sea.The next field development in the Barents Sea is Jo-han Castberg and,as of today,the total undiscovered resources on the Norwegian Shelf are estimated at 4 billion standard cubic meters of oil equivalent.More than half of these resources are located in the Barents Sea.Challenges that operators face include low air and sea temperatures,icing,long distances and limited infrastructure.However,the Gulf Stream ensures that the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea has little or no sea ice,and sea ice only occurs during parts of the year.