Topaz Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: RWE Dea
- Country: UK
- Location: Blocks 49/1a and 49/2a Southern North Sea
- Production start: 2009
- Partners: Ithaca
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The Topaz subsea well head and protective structure, is a gas producing seabed installation tied back to the Schooner Gas Field (Tullow) via 15 kms of 6-inch diameter pipeline.
- Gas is then transported onward to the Caister Murdoch System (ConocoPhillips) and Theddlethorpe Gas Processing Plant
+++ Contractors
- **Technip:** Pipelay, tie-in activities and umbilical supply
- **KWSubsea:**
- FEED of subsea tie-back
- Detailed design of subsea pipeline tie-back
+++ History
- 1987 - Topaz Gas Field discovered
- 2006 - RWE Dea increased its stake in the Topaz field
- 2008 - Final investment decision made
- 2009 - Project development approved by UK Goverment
- 2009 - First gas produced
- 2010 - Ithaca acquired a 35% stake from GDF Suez
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