Equinor's (EQNR) Troll Phase 3 Development Receives Nod

Equinor ASA’s (NYSE:EQNR) has received approval from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy fo rplan for development and operation (PDO) for Troll Phase 3 development.

An estimated amount of NOK 7.8 billion will be used to extend the productive life of the Troll field beyond 2050.The field is vital for the Norwegian society as it has generated about NOK 1400 billion or NOK 175 million per day since its commission in 1995. The field is also the largest gas producer on the Norwegian Continental shelf that accounts for 7-8% of Europe’s total daily gas consumption. Also, the field is important for the Norwegian supply industry since almost 70% of the value creation will take place in Norway.

Troll Phase 3 is considered as one of Equinor’s most profitable and flexible projects with a breakeven of less than $10 per barrel. The Troll Phase 3 development is expected to deliver 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent from the field with a CO2 intensity of 0.1 kilo per barrel. The field is expected to come online in the first half of 2021.

Contracts worth about NOK 950 million have been awarded by the partnership to companies like Nexans, Deep Ocean, IKM, Allseas and Marubeni. The contracts relate to marine installations and subsea facilities. Additionally, Troll partners have awarded contracts valued at about NOK 2 billion for subsea facilities and the construction of a new processing module on the Troll A platform to Aker Solutions.

Equinor holds 30.6% as the operator of Troll. The other partners are Petoro, Norske Shell (LON:RDSa), Total SA (NYSE:TOT) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) holding 56%, 8.1%, 3.7% and 1.6%, respectively.

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Currently, Equinor carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

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