New timeline set for Rosebank project

Equinor and its partners have confirmed a new timeline for the Rosebank project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).  Following the award of a three-year extension for the Rosebank licences by the UK Oil and Gas Authority, a final investment decision (FID) for Rosebank is planned to be taken by May 2022. 

‘Together with our partners, Suncor and Siccar Point, we are fully focused on bringing this much anticipated UK development to realisation,’ notes Hedda Felin, Equinor’s Senior Vice President for UK and Ireland offshore.‘We believe there is more value to capture in Rosebank including the opportunity to reduce development cost. There are similarities with other recent projects in Equinor’s portfolio, such as Johan Castberg and Bay du Nord, where we have made significant improvements to the concept approach, particularly in how we design and plan new developments in harsh environments, but also through the application of digitalisation.’

‘We see that improvements in the concept and planning phase will also support an efficient execution of the project,’ Felin continues.

The Rosebank field was discovered in 2004 and lies about 130 km north-west of the Shetland Islands in water depths of approximately 1,110 metres. Equinor holds a 40% operated interest in the project, partnered by Suncor Energy (40%) and Siccar Point Energy (20%).