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=== Summary Information === | === Summary Information === | ||
− | * Operator: | + | * Operator: Neo Energy |
* Country: UK | * Country: UK | ||
* Location: blocks 20/5 and 21/1, North Sea | * Location: blocks 20/5 and 21/1, North Sea | ||
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
* The Buchan field is located on blocks 20/5 and 21/1 | * The Buchan field is located on blocks 20/5 and 21/1 | ||
− | * The Buchan Alpha | + | ** The Buchan Alpha was a floating production facility |
− | * Oil | + | ** Oil was exported from the Buchan Alpha platform via Forties Charlie then through the [[Forties Pipeline System]] (FPS) [[Nigg Oil Terminal]] |
− | * The **Hannay Field** is a subsea development tied back to the Buchan Alpha facility | + | ** The **Hannay Field** is a subsea development that was tied back to the Buchan Alpha facility |
− | * in the | + | * The field was closed down in 2017 but is to be redeveloped |
+ | ** Re-development of Buchan is based on a new production hub located at the Buchan field utilising a floating production, storage and offloading (“FPSO”) vessel. The vessel is to be the [[Western Isles FPSO]] | ||
+ | ** Subject to project sanction and regulatory approval, the target for first production is late 2026. | ||
+ | ** Peak production rates are expected to be around 35,000 barrels per day. | ||
=== Contractors === | === Contractors === | ||
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* 2002 - First oil from Hannay | * 2002 - First oil from Hannay | ||
* 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec | * 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec | ||
+ | * 2017 - Production ceased | ||
+ | * 2019 - Jersey Oil and Gas were awarded the licence for redevelopment | ||
+ | * 2023 - Serica acquired 30% of the field | ||
=== Geology === | === Geology === | ||
* Buchan produces 33.5°API black oil from a fractured Devonian Old Red Sandstone Formation reservoir. | * Buchan produces 33.5°API black oil from a fractured Devonian Old Red Sandstone Formation reservoir. | ||
− | * | + | * The reservoir has a significant oil column, in excess of 900 ft |
+ | * The Andrew Sandstone reservoir forms a secondary reservoir in the Buchan oil field | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-s-beatrice-buchan-and-clyde-fields-sale-completed BP's Beatrice, Buchan and Clyde Fields - Sale Completed] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-s-beatrice-buchan-and-clyde-fields-sale-completed BP's Beatrice, Buchan and Clyde Fields - Sale Completed] | ||
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/10/repsol-reaches-agreement-with-talisman.html Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company] | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/10/repsol-reaches-agreement-with-talisman.html Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company] | ||
+ | # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2023/11/acquisition-of-interest-in-greater.html Acquisition of Interest in Greater Buchan Area] | ||
+ | # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2023/11/fpso-acquisition.html FPSO Acquisition] | ||
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+ | [[category:Field]] | ||
+ | [[category:UK]] | ||
+ | [[category:Serica]] |
Latest revision as of 12:31, 25 November 2023
Summary Information
- Operator: Neo Energy
- Country: UK
- Location: blocks 20/5 and 21/1, North Sea
- Production start: 1981
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Buchan field is located on blocks 20/5 and 21/1
- The Buchan Alpha was a floating production facility
- Oil was exported from the Buchan Alpha platform via Forties Charlie then through the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) Nigg Oil Terminal
- The **Hannay Field** is a subsea development that was tied back to the Buchan Alpha facility
- The field was closed down in 2017 but is to be redeveloped
- Re-development of Buchan is based on a new production hub located at the Buchan field utilising a floating production, storage and offloading (“FPSO”) vessel. The vessel is to be the Western Isles FPSO
- Subject to project sanction and regulatory approval, the target for first production is late 2026.
- Peak production rates are expected to be around 35,000 barrels per day.
Contractors
- Lewis Offshore: Construction of Production Platform
- J P Kenny: 9th Well Tie-In project covering detail engineering design, procurement fabrication supervision and construction support for the offshore installation activities
- Bibby Offshore: Buchan Umbilical replacement
- KWsubsea: 8" Pipeline 13.1km OOS Verification for Hannay
History
- 1974 - Buchan Oil Field discovered
- 1978 - Field development approval granted
- 1981 - Buchan Alpha installed
- 1996 - BP sells the field to Talisman
- 2001 - Hannay development approved
- 2002 - First oil from Hannay
- 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec
- 2017 - Production ceased
- 2019 - Jersey Oil and Gas were awarded the licence for redevelopment
- 2023 - Serica acquired 30% of the field
Geology
- Buchan produces 33.5°API black oil from a fractured Devonian Old Red Sandstone Formation reservoir.
- The reservoir has a significant oil column, in excess of 900 ft
- The Andrew Sandstone reservoir forms a secondary reservoir in the Buchan oil field
Links
- Buchan & Hannay
- UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
- List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- Bibby Offshore Subsea References
- J P Kenny Subsea References
- KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
- BP Considers Sale of Interests in 'MAST' Oilfields
- BP's Beatrice, Buchan and Clyde Fields - Sale Completed
- Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company
- Acquisition of Interest in Greater Buchan Area
- FPSO Acquisition