The gas and condensate field Vega and Vega South are made up of the discoveries Vega North, Vega Central and Vega South (previously Camilla, Belinda and Fram B) in the northern part of the North Sea. The plan for development and operation was submitted to the authorities on 15 December 2006. 

The Vega field has been developed with three seabed templates, sending gas and condensate to the Gjøa platform.

Vega (Vega North and Central) is located in block 35/8. Vega North is approximately 80 kilometres west of Florø in Sogn og Fjordane county. Vega South is located in block 35/11, approximately 10 km south of Vega Central, which is located approximately 10 km south of Vega North.

The ocean depth in this area is 370-380 metres, and Vega South is located approximately 10 kilometres northwest of the Fram fields and 45 kilometres northwest of the Troll field, between the Gjøa and Gullfaks fields.

The discoveries are divided between the licences PL248 Vega (Vega North and Vega Central) and PL090C Vega South.

Reserves/production

Vega contains gas and condensate. The recoverable reserves are estimated to be 18 billion standard cubic metres of gas and 26 million barrels of condensate. At its height, production will be 7 million cubic metres of gas and 25,000 barrels of condensate per day.

Transport

The wellstream from Vega is sent in a joint pipeline from Vega South via Vega Central and Vega North, and on to the Gjøa field, which also process the wellstream. The plan for development and operation of Gjøa was submitted to the authorities together with the Vega and Vega South plan.

A new gas pipeline from the Gjøa field is connected to the British FLAGS pipeline. Vega gas will be transported through this pipeline to the receiving facility at St. Fergus in Scotland.

The condensate from Vega and Vega South is exported via a new oil pipeline from Gjøa. This pipeline is connected to Troll oil pipeline II, which will transport the oil and condensate to the Mongstad refinery.

The Vega discoveries were proven by Gulf Exploration with Well 35/8-1 in 1980 and Well 35/8-2 in 1982. Mobil identified Vega South with Well 35/11-2 in 1987.