The Draugen field expanded production from the Norwegian continental shelf as the first field north of the 62nd parallel to come on stream in the Norwegian Sea.
A concrete shaft supports the unique platform, which produces twice as much oil as expected.

 Discovery year: 1984 Production start: 19.10.1993 Status: Producing
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Operator: A/S Norske Shell Production start: 19.10.1993 Main supply base: Kristiansund

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Economy & Society: Society
Reorganising emergency responsibility
Overall responsibility for emergency response on Draugen and the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) between 62°N and 65°30’N lay with Kristiansund’s police commissioner from the mid-1980s. But no longer.
Field: Subsea
Subsea wells extend producing life
The plan for development and operation (PDO) of Draugen submitted to the Storting (parliament) in 1988 gave the field a producing life until 2012 and a recovery factor of 37 per cent. When it came on stream in 1993, however, operator Shell was already working to both extend and increase output.
Economy & Society: Society
Art on Draugen
An oil platform is not only a workplace composed of steel piping, tanks and process facilities. It also serves as living quarters where many people are in residence for weeks at a time.