Basker-Manta-Gummy (BMG) Oil and Gas Fields

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Beach Petroleum
  • Country: Australia
  • Location:
  • Production start: 2006
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • The BMG oil and gas fields, located in Production Licence areas VIC/L26, VIC/L27 and VIC/L28, are situated in the Commonwealth waters of Bass Strait approximately 55km from the Victorian Coast and 15km east of the Flounder oil and gas field
  • The project was the first development to utilise an FPSO vessel, the Crystal Ocean FPSO, in south east Australia, together with the shuttle tanker Basker Spirit.
  • The small sized FPSO processed oil from the production well subsea manifolds. The tanker delivered the crude oil to Australian refineries


+++ Contractors

  • **Rubicon:** Supply of Crystal Ocean FPSO

+++ History

  • 2006 - First oil produced
  • 2007 - Itochu acquired 20% stake
  • 2010 - Production ceased

+++ Geology

+++ Links

  1. BMG-Non-Production-Phase
  2. Rubicon FPSOs
  3. Offshore Oil And Gas Production Platforms In Australia
  4. Beach Petroleum receives cash for sale of 10% stake in Basker-Manta-Gummy project
  5. BW Offshore awarded Letter of Intent for FPSO in Australia
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