Gas is being pumped out again from the Danish Tyra field in the North Sea. This is happening approximately 4.5 years after the field shut down production on September 19, 2019.
The energy company TotalEnergies, which operates the field, has been working since the shutdown to renovate and reinforce the drilling platforms on the field, which were in danger of sinking into the sea. The work is now complete, and production resumed on Friday night. TotalEnergies said in a press release.
- We are pleased to be able to restart production from Tyra - the facility, which is one of the most technologically advanced offshore gas installations in the world. The new Tyra uses the latest digital solutions and technological innovations and will produce more efficiently and with 30 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions than the previous plants, says Nicolas Terraz, who is the head of the Exploration & Production department at TotalEnergies.
Full production expected in four months
With the reopening, Denmark is once again on its way to becoming self-sufficient in natural gas, exactly as was the case in 2019, just before the Tyra field was temporarily shut down.
However, TotalEnergies does not expect to reach full production capacity at the Tyra field until four months later. By that time, the Tyra facility will produce 5.7 million cubic meters of gas per day.
According to Tore Stramer, chief economist at the Danish Business Association, this will raise Denmark's GDP by 0.5 percent per year, and it will increase independence from Russian gas.
- Overall, the reopening of the Tyra field will contribute to making Denmark and our neighboring countries more robust against the uncertainty that has hit the gas market after Russia's invasion of Europe. This is extremely important, as a continued stable supply of gas under normal market conditions is crucial for the stability of both the Danish and European economies, he writes in a comment.
TotalEnergies operates the Tyra field on behalf of the Danish Underground Consortium, of which the French company owns 43.2 percent. The other owners are BlueNord, which has 36.8 percent of the shares, and the Nordsøfonden - which is owned by the Danish state - with 20 percent ownership. The Tyra field is located 225 kilometers west of Esbjerg and was discovered in 1968 by Maersk.
The reopening is good news for Denmark. This is stated by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard (M) in a written comment.
- In an uncertain world, the reopening of Tyra is good news, because it makes us more robust. Denmark will once again supply gas to Europe and can thus contribute to independence from Russian gas, says the minister.
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