Orwell Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Tullow
- Country: UK
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- Type: Oil / Gas
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Description
- The Orwell field, situated close to the Anglo-Dutch median line, just 15km from the nearest Dutch pipeline infrastructure, utilises a three well subsea template tied back to the Thames platform system.
- Orwell gas is processed and compressed on the Thames facilities before being exported to the onshore Bacton Gas Plant
Contractors
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History
- 1992 - Project development approved by UK Government
- 2001 - Tullow acquired ARCO's stake from BP
- 2004 - Tullow became 100% owner
- 2015 - Approval granted for decommissioning
