Lancelot Complex Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Perenco
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea
• Production start: 1993
• Partners: Hansa
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The complex is made up of Lancelot, Guinevere, Excalibur, Galahad and Malory Fields
• The Guinevere field is located in the Southern Basin of the UKCS, in license block 48/17b, approximately 60km north of the Bacton terminal and 56km east of the Theddlethorpe gas terminal on the Lincolnshire coast. The Guinevere platform was installed in 1993 and exports processed and water separated gas through an 8” line to the Lancelot Platform.
• Excalibur, Guinevere, Malory & Galahad utilise small unmanned platforms
• Production from the Lancelot Area Pipeline System (LAPS) catchment area is delivered through a dedicated pipeline and onshore compression facility to the Perenco Bacton gas processing facilities in Norfolk

Contractors

• **McDermott-ETPM:** Lancelot/Guinevere & Galahad subsea
• **SLP Engineering:** Malory Platform Construction
• **Brown & Root:** Galahad platform Construction
• **Seaway Heavy Lifting:** T & I for Malory & Galahad Platforms

History

• 1992 - Approval for Lancelot, Excalibur and Guinevere
• 1993 - Lancelot and Guinevere platforms installed
• 1993 - Production commenced from Lancelot and Guinevere
• 1995 - Galahad production starts
• 1997 - Approval for Malory
• 1998 - Production started at Malory
• 2013 - Hansa Hydrocarbons acquires an interest in Lancelot, Malory and Guinevere
• 2019 - Approval granted for decommissioning of Guinevere

Links

1. List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
2. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
3. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
4. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
5. FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
6. Serimax Pipeline References
7. Hansa Hydrocarbons acquires Noble Energy’s interests in the LAPS area of the UK Southern North Sea