Eni's SpA (E) Norwegian arm has received a notification from the country's Petroleum Safety Authority, or Ptil, relating to collection of environmental data in the area around the Goliat oil-field, which is currently under development.
Goliat field in Norway's Barents Sea is located in an area with poor weather and oceanographic forecasting, Ptil said. "There is a need to improve the quality of the basic data used for weather forecasting in the area," it added.
It has unique meteorological phenomena where some low pressure fronts are created in the air between the ice-covered sea and warmer open sea, "which can create winds which can be compared to cyclones in warmer climates", Ptil said.
Ptil's concerns are centered on the poor observation network in the area, which could create challenges in relation to planning and execution operations of the Goliat project, it said. Eni doesn't currently include collection and real-time reporting of the relevant data in its plan for development and operation of Goliat, Ptil noted, also giving recommendations for improvement.
Eni was not immediately available to comment on the notification.
Goliat is expected to start producing oil and some gas in 2013.
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