Saturn Area Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Harbour Energy
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea, blocks 48/10a and 48/10b
• Production start: 2005
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Saturn Unit lies in Blocks 48/10a and 48/10b of the Southern North Sea and consists of natural gas accumulations Atlas, Hyperion and Rhea.
• The Annabel is a satellite comprising a ‘template’ structure with capacity for two wells, and two remote wellhead protection structures protecting Annabel AB1 and AB2.
• The development concept includes an unmanned six slot minimum facilities platform
• Mimas and Tethys Gas Fields are tied back to the Saturn Platform
• A 43 km 14-inch pipeline ties back the Saturn platform to Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System (Loggs)

Contractors

• SLP Engineering Ltd: Saturn Platform and Loggs PR Separator Vessel
• Seaway Heavy Lifting: T & I - Saturn Platform and Loggs PR Separator Vessel
• Saipem: Saturn, pipelines EPIC
• Global Maritime: Warranty surveyor for installation of flowlines

History

• 2003 - Annabel field discovered
• 2004 - Development approval granted
• 2005 - First gas produced
• 2018 - Approval granted for Annabel decommissioning
• 2019 - Chrysaor acquired Conocophillips's stake in the field
• 2021 - Premier Oil and Chrysaor merge to create Harbour Energy
• 2022 - Approval granted for decommissioning of Saturn satellites

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
4. Global Maritime Pipeline References
5. Saipem Europe Pipeline References
6. RWE Dea announce Saturn (Atlas, Hyperion, and Rhea) development go-ahead
7. ConocoPhillips Completes $2.7 Billion Sale of United Kingdom E&P Subsidiaries
8. Harbour Energy to be admitted to trading