Lennox Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: BHP Billiton
• Country: UK
• Location: 8 km off the Sefton coast in Liverpool Bay, East Irish Sea
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• This field is part of the Liverpool Bay Development, along with Hamilton Gas Field and Douglas Oil Field
• The Lennox is a satellite platform. It is a two level, 12 well slot structure with an underdeck.
• Water depth at the location is 7m
• Reservoir fluids are routed to the Douglas Complex for separation

+++ Contractors

• **Heerema:** Construction of Lennox Platform
• **Seaway Heavy Lifting:** Platform transport and installation

+++ History

• 1993 - Lennox Oil Field development approved
• 1998 - Centrica acquires a stake from Powergen
• 2000 - Permission granted for 2 new development wells
• 2002 - ENI acquires Centrica's stake

+++ Geology

• The Lennox field consists of a thin layer of oil underlying a normally pressured gas cap

+++ Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
3. Centrica strikes offshore deal
4. Licence P.791 - Licence Having Effect Under The Petroleum Act 1998
5. Eni increases its interest in the Liverpool Bay fields and disposes of other non core North Sea assets