Trees Complex, Birch, Larch and Sycamore Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Spirit Energy
• Country: UK
• Location: 200km north east of Aberdeen
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Trees area comprises the Birch, Larch, Sycamore Central and Sycamore South fields, in which Centrica Energy has a 100% operated interest. Birch, Larch and Sycamore Central, 200km north east of Aberdeen, are subsea developments tied back to the Marathon-operated Brae Alpha platform.
• Sycamore South has been developed using an extended reach well from the CNR-operated Tiffany platform, and oil is exported via the Forties Pipeline System
• Gas is transported via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) Pipeline to the SAGE St Fergus Gas Processing Terminal

Contractors

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History

• 1994 - Government approval for Birch Oil Field
• 1997 - Approval granted for Larch Field development
• 2002 - Sycamore field development approved
• 2003 - First oil from Sycamore
• 2017 - Spirit energy becomes the operator

+++ Geology

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. Marubeni announces First Oil from Sycamore
3. Spirit Energy launched following completion of Centrica and Bayerngas Norge E&P joint venture