Balloch Oil Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Total
  • Country: UK
  • Location: 140 miles north east of Aberdeen in the Central North Sea
  • Production start:
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves: nine million barrels
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • Production will initially be through one well and tied back to the Global Producer III FPSO, which currently produces oil from the Dumbarton Oil Field and Lochranza Oil Field. The first well is expected to peak around 8,000 barrels of oil per day with first oil in April 2013, and a second well is being planned. The total reserves from the two wells are estimated to be nine million barrels of oil.

Contractors

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History

  • 2012 - Maersk became sole owner after buying Noble's stake
  • 2013 - The development received approval from the Department of Energy and Climate Change
  • 2017 - Total acquires Maersk

Geology

Links

  1. Noble Energy Completes The Sale Of Dumbarton And Lochranza In The North Sea
  2. Maersk Oil UK announces approval for the Balloch Field Development Plan
  3. Total acquires Maersk Oil for $7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction
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