Valiant, Vanguard and Vulcan Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Conocophillips
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea
• Production start:
• Partners: BP
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The V-Fields comprise four separate gas accumulations – North Valiant, South Valiant, Vanguard and Vulcan – in the Southern North Sea.
  • The Vulcan field has 2 unmanned platforms, Vulcan 1&2
  • The Valiant field has three platforms, Valiant North 1 & 2 and Valiant South
  • The Vanguard field has just one platform
• All of the platforms are normally unmanned
• Gas is transported on the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System (LOGGS) to the Theddlethorpe Gas Processing Plant

+++ Contractors

• **Saipem:** Installation of sealines in Valiant Field
• **Heerema Marine Contractors:**
  • Vanguard & Vulcan accommodation
  • North Valiant I & II and Compression

+++ History

• 1986 - South Valiant, Vanguard And Vulcan approved
• 1987 - North Valiant approved
• 1988 - All of the platforms installed

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Fact Sheet – Spring 2013
2. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
3. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
4. Saipem Pipeline References
5. FoundOcean Subsea References