Equinor 报告称，其位于巴伦支海的 Askeladd Vest 海底气田已开始生产。该气田有助于梅尔科亚加工厂持续、长期地保持液化天然气 (LNG) 的高产量。

Askeladd Vest 由两口井组成，它们位于一个新井模板中，与 Askeladd 气田相连，于 2022 年投产。可采天然气总量约为 150 亿标准立方米，投资总额略高于 30 亿挪威克朗。

Askeladd Vest 是 Snóhvit 油田分阶段开发和运营计划的一部分。距离 Melkóya 的生产设施 195 公里。

Equinor reported that production started from the Askeladd Vest subsea field in the Barents Sea. The field contributes to continued high and long-term production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the processing plant at Melkøya.

Askeladd Vest consists of two wells in a new well template tied back to the Askeladd field, which came onstream in 2022. Recoverable volumes total about 15 billion standard cu m of gas, and the investments amount to just over NOK 3 billion.

Askeladd Vest is part of the original plan for a phased development and operation of the Snøhvit field. The distance from to the production facility on Melkøya is 195 km.