![]() We are now producing as usual, with high uptime and ordinary maintenance. “We are always planning for any worst-case scenarios. This includes OKEA, says Tor Bjerkestrand. With the current low oil prices and a global economy on the back burner due to the coronavirus, plans will change for most people. Considerable efforts have also been invested in identifying new reserves in the area surrounding Draugen. It is a prerequisite that such a project must be profitable. OKEA is working on identifying solutions for electrifying Draugen with power from onshore. Freedom under responsibility, as I see it, boosts productivity and creativity.” Energy and the coronavirus We who are in charge of operations have received full authorization and support from the main office. «I am proud of the close and fruitful cooperation between Trondheim and Kristiansund. He emphasizes the very good cooperation in the licence partnership, with positive feedback attesting to the ability of «little» OKEA in assuming the operatorship. We are a small company which has assumed the operatorship from a giant, and we have a very good track record.” The licence partners agree that our goal is to extend production at least until 2035. The stable and good production has continued also this year. This was the main contribution to OKEA’s approximately NOK three billion in operating revenues in 2019. We have soon produced for a value of NOK five billion in little more than one year. ![]() ![]() «The first operating year was a very good one, and we reached all our «hairy» goals. It was a year with high uptime, good operation and no serious incidents. 2019 was the first full operating year as operator. OKEA assumed the operatorship for Draugen in 2018 as part of a major transaction with Shell. There are still considerable remaining reserves to be produced. No serious incidentsĭraugen is a world-class field – and has been since first oil in 1993. Tor Bjerkestrand is managing operations on Draugen from his home office. To operate a platform is a jig-saw puzzle where all the pieces must always be in place – crisis or no crisis. The extraordinary situation entails much work with altered plans, contact with contractors and among the licence partners. We are close by while still keeping a safe distance from each other.” We maintain full control of operations even though the crew on the platform have been halved. We are always prepared for any crisis and were able to take a number of measures swiftly. “Fortunately, none of our employees have contracted the coronavirus. The company office is quiet, but in the various home offices, and not in the least on Draugen, the work that is required to maintain production in a safe and sound manner is ongoing. Tor Bjerkestrand, SVP Operations, is now managing the Draugen field from his home office in Lomtjønna 7, not too far away from OKEA’s offices at Råket – a ten-minute drive from the centre of Kristiansund.
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