Oil and gas giant BG Group has started up production from the Gaupe field located in Norway.
The field marks the firm's first production from the Norwegian continental shelf and has estimated gross recoverable reserves of around 30m barrels of oil (boe) equivalent. Production is expected to reach a plateau production rate of around 15,000 boe per day gross during the third quarter.
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