As fields mature, production equipment needs upgrading. In the years ahead, a number of fields will need upgrading or renewal of drilling units, control systems, cranes and other major redevelopment efforts.

We endeavour to organise these tasks as field projects in line with coordinated master plans for the different fields, such as the various redevelopment projects taking place on Statfjord, Troll and Oseberg, among others.

The PDO for the Troll projects was submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy this summer. The Troll B Gas Injection project and the P12 pipeline to Kollsnes are both part of the PDO. The extension of the living quarters on Troll A and low-pressure production on Troll C are also vital projects in the Troll field.

The various redevelopment projects related to the Oseberg field represent a substantial investment aimed at ensuring the vitality of the field in the coming years. Vital projects include low-pressure production on Oseberg F, a heat recovery steam generator on Oseberg D, upgrading of the drilling unit on Oseberg B and upgrading of the Oseberg C Mud module.

Over the next few years, the Statfjord Late Life project will redevelop all three Statfjord installations from oil processing to gas processing facilities, thereby extending the lifetime of the field by several years. We expect the daily production of gas to exceed daily oil production on Statfjord in 2010.