However, even if this is the version of the Draug that people seem to see in popular culture, it is nothing compared to the real Draugen.

There is some similarities here to the vampire lore, where to stake or somehow incapacitate the dead would keep them from rising again to come for those still alive. Some stories also tell of how they cut their heads off so the dead would not return as a draug, in some stories the head is placed between their legs, and if they get a hold of their head, they will return to torment those around. Many important people could also be buried with their riches in big graves. Just to not be buried in sacred ground could also leave you wandering. The stories of the draug, often tells of a person that had been cruel in life or had dwindled in black magic for then to return as an undead. Some also see them as the Scandinavian vampire. Stories of zombie like creature that return from their graves to torment the living, living up to the meaning of their name draugr: a revenant.

When waves over the gunwale hit, draugen is now at the helm of your boat.” (Translated from a poem sent to ‘Nordlands Trompet’ in 1891, by Elise Næss.)ĭraugen has in later times gotten a resurgence in popular culture outside of Norway, as an enemy in the elder scrolls game ‘Skyrim’, and they are also the basis for the barrow-wights in the Tolkien mythology. When storms cracks, he howls before shipwrecks, And if he a hold of you get, he won’t let go. Further initiatives are under development and will be implemented during 2021.“Do you know what sort of fellow Draugen is? You better believe he is not all that rare. Several initiatives were implemented already in 2020, including implementing “normal” and “peak” activity periods offshore, with the impact of lower manning offshore in the winter season and consequently less frequent helicopter and supply vessel departures and improved planning and execution of activities. In 2020, OKEA initiated an improvement project targeting increase in production volumes and reduction in expenditure to secure long-term economic robustness of the Draugen asset. Since taking over the operatorship of Draugen in 2018, OKEA has been able to reduce downtime and optimize production and by that delivered a production reliability of 99% in 2020. Associated gas is currently used for power generation. The oil is offloaded via a floating loading-buoy and exported by tankers. The field is produced by pressure maintenance from water injection and by aquifer support. The reservoirs lie at a depth of 1,600 metres, are of good quality and relatively homogeneous across the field. The main reservoir is in sandstone of late jurassic age (the rogn formation) while the Western part of the field also produces from sandstone of Middle Jurassic age (the garn formation). Reservoirĭraugen produces oil from two formations. Two pipelines connect the facility to a floating loading-buoy. Stabilised oil is stored in tanks at the base of the facility.

The field was developed using a fixed concrete facility with integrated topside and production is from both platform and subsea wells.

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