Statoil and partners have started up production on the Visund South oil and gas field in the North Sea.

Visund South is the first of Statoil's fast-track portfolio projects.

"This is a milestone," says Hogne Pedersen, head of field development on Visund South.

"We've managed to carry out this project in accordance with our planning and investment estimates. It wouldn't have been possible without the excellent cooperation we've enjoyed within Statoil, in the licence, and with the authorities and suppliers," he says.

David Lloyd, installation project manager in Technology, Projects and Drilling, supports Hogne’s statement and adds:

“I would like to thank all the suppliers, including main supplier FMC Technologies for delivery of the subsea production system, Subsea 7 for marine installation, and topside contractor Aibel for its contribution. And, not least, I’d like to express my gratitude for the excellent, close cooperation we enjoyed with the Gullfaks operational organisation in preparing the facility and handing it over ready for production."

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