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Extreme natural conditions at the site (subzero temperatures most of the year, stormy seas, strong underwater currents, uneven seabed) put great demands on the technology used in the project. The Storegga Slide s that occurred in the area 7000 years ago have been investigated, with the conclusion that the chances of reoccurrence are negligble. Total cost is estimated to reach 66 Billion Norwegian Kroner by the time of completion. The Ormen Lange field will be developed without using conventional offshore platforms. Instead, wellheads on the ocean floor will be connected directly by pipes to an onshore processing facility at Nyhamna and the gas will be exported via a 1,200 km Pipeline to Easington in England. Production should start in October 2007 . The field should produce 70 million m³ of Natural Gas per day. Several companies share ownership of Ormen Lange.
Ormen Lange is operated by Norsk Hydro during the development stage. After 2007, Royal Dutch Shell will become the operator. OTHER USES '' Ormen Lange '' (the long serpent) is the name of the most famous Longship of Olaf Tryggvason , a 10th century Viking king of Norway. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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