Wingate Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Harbour Energy
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea
• Production start: 2011
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field uses a Remote-controlled platform
• The natural gas extracted from a depth of 3,700 meters will be transported via pipeline to the GDF SUEZ platform D15-A, situated 20 kilometers away in the Dutch North Sea. From this facility it will flow over a distance of about 300 kilometers to the Dutch mainland near Uithuizen.

Contractors

• **Seaway Heavy Lifting:** Installation of Wingate Satellite Platform
• **Acergy:** Subsea installation

History

• 2004 - Wintershall was allocated the concession block 44/24b as part of the 22nd UK offshore licensing round
• 2008 - The natural gas field was discovered
• 2010 - Project development approved by UK Goverment
• 2011 - First gas produced
• 2023 - Harbour Energy acquired Wintershall's stake

Links

1. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
2. Serimax Pipeline References
3. Natural gas production launched in British North Sea
4. Transformational acquisition of Wintershall Dea asset portfolio