Tyne and Trent Gas Fields
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Summary Information
- Operator: Perenco
- Country: UK
- Location: Southern North Sea
- Production start: 1996
- Partners: Perenco, Iona
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: Original estimated at 250bcf
- Production Volume:
Description
- Trent Gas Field & Tyne Gas Field were developed together in a joint project
- The Tyne field is located in block 44/18a in the Southern North Sea approximately 188km off the coast of Norfolk and 184km off East Yorkshire.
- The Tyne platform exports wet gas through a 20” line to the Trent Platform Mobile Offshore Application Barge (MOAB). On Trent MOAB the gas is processed, water separated, cleaned up and discharged.
- After compression the gas is exported to the Bacton Gas Plant on the Norfolk coast via the EAGLES Pipeline System.
- The Tyne platform is a Normally Unattended Installation (NUI) with maximum personnel on board (POB) of 12 and a temporary overnight shelter.
Contractors
- SLP Engineering: EPIC contract for the platforms
- Seaway Heavy Lifting: Transport & Installation of platform
- Ensco: Development drilling
History
- 1995 - ARCO acquires and extra 25% share from St James's
- 1995 - DTI Gives Go Ahead for Trent and Tyne Developments
- 1996 - Tyne platform installed
- 1996 - BP announces first gas
- 2003 - Perenco acquires the field from BP
- 2011 - Iona Energy acquired 20%
- 2019 - Approval granted for decommissioning of Tyne South
Geology
- The Tyne field is comprised of five separate fault blocks
Links
- List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
- UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
- Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- ARCO Purchases St James's Oil & Gas Limited
- DTI Gives Go Ahead for Trent and Tyne Developments
- BP To Sell Southern North Sea Gas Package To Perenco
- Trent and Tyne Fields in UK North Sea Produce First Gas
- Iona Energy Provides Update on UK Southern North Sea Gas Operations
- ARCO British Limited Award Trent and Tyne Contract to SLP Engineering Limited
