Ettrick Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Nexen
• Country: UK
• Location: Outer Moray Firth about 120 km Northeast of Aberdeen
• Production start: 2009
• Partners: Atlantic Petroleum
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Ettrick field was developed via seven production wells and two water injection wells, all tied back to the FPSO via the Ettrick Drill Centre Manifold (EDCM).
• The Blackbird Oil and Gas Field was produced via two production wells and one water injection well, all tied back to the FPSO via the EDCM.

• Development is based on three production wells and three water injectors tied back to the FPSO and oil is offloaded to shuttle tankers
• The field is being produced via the leased “Aoka Mizu FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) vessel, which is designed to handle 30,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and 35 million cubic feet of gas per day
• Blackbird Oil and Gas Field has been developed as a subsea tieback

Contractors

• Bluewater: Design, supply and operation of the FPSO including topsides and a disconnectable turret mooring system
• Sembcorp Marine: For the FPSO - Detail engineering and shop drawing for structural, piping, electrical and automation work, fabrication and installation of steel structural, including forecastle deck structure, accommodation structure, moonpool structure, poop deck structure, fire and blast wall, escape route, laydown area and flare tower
• Bibby Offshore: IRM
• KWsubsea: OOS analysis for two pipelines

History

• 2006 - The Ettrick field development was approved by the UK authorities
• 2006 - Bluewater awarded contract to provide FPSO
• 2007 - Sembcorp Marine awarded contract for FSPO
• 2009 - First Production From Ettrick Oil Field
• 2011 - First oil from Blackbird
• 2015 - Contract extension signed for FPSO
• 2016 - Cessation of Production was approved
• 2017 - Approval granted for decommissioning

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
2. Bibby Offshore Subsea References
3. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
4. Sembcorp Marine’s Subsidiary, Sembawang Shipyard Awarded S$150 Million FPSO Conversion From Bluewater Energy Services B.V., Holland
5. Nexen Awards Bluewater Ettrick Field Contract
6. First oil on Bluewater’s FPSO Aoka Mizu
7. First Production From Ettrick Oil Field
8. Significant Contract Amendment signed for Aoka Mizu FPSO