The operator of the Danish Underground Consortium, TotalEnergies, announced today that Tyra is back in full operation and that the redevelopment project is now complete. The Tyra field is once again a key hub for gas in the Danish sector of the North Sea and is expected to deliver up to 2.8 billion cubic metres of gas per year. By comparison, Denmark’s annual gas consumption in 2024 was 1.4 billion cubic metres. Denmark will thus once again be a net exporter of gas.
The now completed redevelopment ensures production from the field for many years to come. Production from Tyra will therefore make an important contribution to securing the energy supply for Denmark and Europe, both now and in the future.
Tyra II is now a state-of-the-art and energy-efficient facility, delivering gas with 30% lower CO₂ emissions than the previous installation. The facility is also at the forefront of technology, and Tyra can now be operated remotely from an onshore control room in Esbjerg.
Production from the Tyra field was temporarily shut down in 2019 to allow for a necessary redevelopment, as the old platforms had subsided by approximately five metres due to the compaction of the chalk reservoir after many years of production.
The redevelopment of Tyra is one of Denmark’s largest infrastructure projects. The design, construction, and installation have taken more than ten years in total, involving more than 46 million work hours across numerous companies. Platforms and bridges were built at shipyards in Italy, Spain, Singapore, and Indonesia before being transported by ship to the Danish sector of the North Sea. Sustainability has been a key focus throughout the project. For example, 98.5% of materials from the old Tyra have been recycled or repurposed.
Read TotalEnergies’ press release (English below)