Auk Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Talisman
• Country: UK
• Location: Central North Sea
• Production start: 2010
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field is no longer producing
• The Auk A Platform is a Small Steel Manned facility
• The Auk North field is developed as a direct subsea tie-back to the Repsol-operated Fulmar 'A' platform via a subsea manifold at Auk North

Contractors

• Redpath Dorman Long: Auk Platform
• FoundOcean: Grouting
• Emtunga: Living quarters extension

Auk North Development

• Penspen: Detailed Design & Auk North Riser FEED
• Technip: Fabrication and installation of a production pipeline, the installation of an umbilical, a power cable and subsea equipment
• Saipem: Platform
• KWSubsea: Independent verification services for the Auk North subsea tie-back

History

• 1977 - Project development approved by UK Goverment
• 1982 - Platform installed
• 2006 - Talisman acquired the field from Shell
• 2010 - Auk north field came on stream
• 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec
• 2021 - Decommissioning approved

Links

1. List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
4. International Protective Coatings Europe Fixed Platform Refe
5. Emtunga Europe Offshore Platform References
6. FoundOcean Subsea References
7. KWSubsea Subsea References
8. Auk North, Penspen
9. Talisman Acquires Fulmar and Auk Fields in the North Sea
10. Technip awarded two contracts for field developments in UK North Sea
11. Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company