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Eric Hagene Serial Entrepreneur and CEO, OKEA Bold reporting: OKEA’s live stream wellbore progress at Draugen up technology and calls his asset- he’ll even support competition among area wells need about 6,000 bpd to playing OKEA a tech company. innovators, especially in his beloved 7,000 bpd min. to stay in production.

Once ? eshed out, a concept for the Trondheim, home of Norway’s engi- At Gjoea, OKEA and partner Nep- ? eld will be shown Norwegian au- neering schools. tune Energy are planning a Phase 1 thorities by year-end ahead of a ? nal “We don’t ask for the solutions up of redevelopment with a new subsea investment decision (FID) scheduled front,” he says, adding, “That’s the big template. At Grevling, the OKEA for mid-2020. Developing this “im- difference between us and some of the pattern becomes clear, as this Shell material” Shell discovery seems a sure others.” Instead, he lets suppliers “de- ? eld was declared “marginal” when thing, however, as — by mid-2021 liver as they prefer — not just at the oil was $70 a barrel. Now, Okea ap- — ? rst gas at Hasselmus has already early capex stage” — but throughout pears to be planning to use a jack-up been penciled in. operations. OKEA has been devel- or ? oating producer tied back to the

After that, the only planned Drau- oping the Draugen hub idea “since Sleipner platform. “Decision gate” gen area activity ought to have been April 2018”, and the planning is al- for Grevling is March 2020. Already, an appraisal of In? ll 0, now under- ready said to be accommodating new new trees are being preordered. Ven- stood to have been cancelled. While a supply-chain solutions. There’s a sense dors being nominated include Gusto concept is worked up for the 15-year- OKEA will hang around for the life- MSC; Kanfa (topsides), Siemens old Hasselmus discovery, “debottle- extended ? eld’s lifetime, so there’s (telecoms); Cameron (risers); Axess necking and cost-cutting” is planned time to approach via supplier portals (yard lift). For now, fabrication yards for the Draugen GBS and area infra- or at Trondheim or Kristiansund. have only been invited to tender: “no structure, which is considerable after a “We’ve picked up licenses around discussions” are ongoing yet with 2001 Shell buildout. Draugen. We see them as tie-ins to those yards, although they’ll have to

Draugen. [Others] never saw it that use said vendors.

The OKEA way way,” Hagene says, a nod to more But ? rst, the Skumnisse will have to

On his way to Skumnisse and Has- stately rivals. reveal its secrets, live via real-time well selmus barrels, Hagene says he’ll sup- log on OKEA’s website. Processed re- port any innovation the supply chain Supply side sults are expected by year-end 2019. proffers that’ll help earn more. He says He knows, however, that Draugen For now, Draugen and Gjoa together 24 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM