Gorm Field
Encyclopedia
Gorm is a natural gas
and oilfield in the Danish Sector of North Sea
that was discovered in 1971. It is the largest oilfield exploited by Denmark
. The field consists of five platforms and is operated by Maersk Oil
. The facilities include two wellhead
platforms and several processing platforms. About 400 oilbbl/d of crude oil from the nearby Rolf oil field are processed on the Gorm platforms.
An oil leak occurred in the field on 2 March 2011.
Natural gas field
Oil and natural gas are produced by the same geological process according fossil fuel suggestion: anaerobic decay of organic matter deep under the Earth's surface. As a consequence, oil and natural gas are often found together...
and oilfield in the Danish Sector of North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
that was discovered in 1971. It is the largest oilfield exploited by Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The field consists of five platforms and is operated by Maersk Oil
Maersk Oil
Maersk Oil is a Danish oil and gas company owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. The company was established in 1962 when Maersk Group was awarded a concession for oil and gas exploration and production in the Danish sector of the North Sea...
. The facilities include two wellhead
Wellhead
A wellhead is a general term used to describe the component at the surface of an oil or gas well that provides the structural and pressure-containing interface for the drilling and production equipment....
platforms and several processing platforms. About 400 oilbbl/d of crude oil from the nearby Rolf oil field are processed on the Gorm platforms.
An oil leak occurred in the field on 2 March 2011.
External links
- The Gorm Centre. Danish Energy AgencyDanish Energy AgencyThe Danish Energy Agency was established in 1975 as an agency of the Danish Ministry of Transport and was in 2007 transferred to the newly created Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy The agency is headquartered in 44 Amaliegade....