Irpa Oil and Gas Field (Norway)

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Irpa Oil and Gas Field is an in development oil and gas field in Norway.

Irpa Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Aasta Hansteen complex.

Irpa Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Asterix.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Irpa Oil and Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Irpa	In development	Equinor Energy AS	Equinor Energy AS (51.0%); Petoro AS (20.0%); Wintershall DEA Norge AS (19.0%); A/S Norske Shell (10.0%)	2009	2023	2026 (expected)	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Irpa Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
NGL	remaining reserves	0	million bbl	2023	​
condensate	remaining reserves	0.06	million bbl	2023	​
gas	remaining recoverable reserves	20130	million m³	2023	​
gas	remaining reserves	20130	million m³	2023	​
oil	remaining reserves	0	million bbl	2023	​

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Irpa Oil and Gas Field

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Norway	Offshore	67.026, 5.319 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Aasta Hansteen complex:

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