Triton Oil and Gas Fields

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Dana
  • Country: UK
  • Location: Central North Sea
  • Production start: 2000
  • Partners: Dana (51.966%), Shell UK (26.42%), Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited (20%) and Endeavour (1.614%)
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • The [[[Triton FPSO]]] produces oil and gas from the **[[[Bittern Oil Field | Bittern]]]**, **[[[Guillemot Oil Fields | Guillemot West and North West]]]**, **Clapham**, **[[[Pict Oil Field | Pict]]]** and **[[[Saxon Oil Field | Saxon]]]** fields. It is located in the UK Central North Sea, Block 21/30, approximately 120 miles east of Aberdeen.
  • Gas is processed and compressed before being brought onshore to St Fergus via the [[[Fulmar Gas Pipeline]]]

+++ Contractors

  • **Kvaerner:** Overall construction contract
  • **Samsung Heavy Industries:** Hull Construction
  • **Sembawang Shipyard:** Modification

+++ History

  • 1998 - Government approval for Bittern & Guillemot
  • 2000 - First oil produced
  • 2002 - Approval for Clapham
  • 2012 - Dana becomes operator of Triton FPSO

+++ Geology

+++ Links

  1. [[[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]]]
  2. First Oil Through Triton FPSO
  3. Dana becomes operator of Triton FPSO