Skarv
Skarv is located in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea. The water depth is 350–450 metres. The field is developed with a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), and hosts one of the world’s largest offshore gas‑processing facilities on this type of installation.
Skarv was discovered in 1998, and the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) was approved in 2007. Production started on New Year’s Eve 2012. The field has since been further developed with the Ærfugl and Gråsel deposits, which came on stream in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
In December 2022, Aker BP and its licence partners submitted PDOs for three separate developments in the Skarv area, known as the Skarv Satellite Project. These developments comprise the Alve Nord, Idun Nord and Ørn discoveries, and production start-up is expected in Q4 2026.
Skarv FPSO
The Skarv field is operated with a production, storage and offloading vessel with a substantial plant for gas processing. Here, the gas is processed before it is transported to the Kårstø plant in an over 800-kilometer-long pipeline. Oil from Skarv is offloaded to tankers.