P15 and P18 Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: TAQA
• Country: Netherlands
• Location: southern part of the Dutch North Sea
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The P15/P18c Area is located in the southern part of the Dutch North Sea and comprises four main blocks: P15a, P15b, P15c and P18c
• The P15/P18c Area has seven platforms (three main and four satellites) and three subsea completions.
  • P15-RIJN-A - wellhead - Oil
  • P15-RIJN-C - production - Oil
  • P15-10S, P15-12S & P15-14S - subsea completions - Gas
  • P15-D - production - Gas
  • P15-E, P15-F, P15-G, P18-A - satellite - Gas
• Common gas processing is handled on the P15-D platform which also provides third party gas processing for nearby NAM Q16 field.
• Oil from Amstel Oil Field is also processed here
• Gas export is via a dedicated pipeline to Maasvlakte near Rotterdam

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1985 - Oil production and wellhead platforms installed
• 1992 - 3 Gas subsea completions commissioned
• 1993 - 1 gas production and 4 satellite platforms installed
• 2010 - Dana acquires a stake from PetroCanada

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Platforms Netherlands Continental Shelf
2. Acquisition Of Petro Canada Netherlands B.V.