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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
 
* The Buchan field is located on blocks 20/5 and 21/1
 
* The Buchan field is located on blocks 20/5 and 21/1
* The Buchan Alpha is a floating production facility
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** The Buchan Alpha was a floating production facility
* Oil is exported from the Buchan Alpha platform via Forties Charlie then through the [[Forties Pipeline System]] (FPS) [[Nigg Oil Terminal]]
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** Oil was exported from the Buchan Alpha platform via Forties Charlie then through the [[Forties Pipeline System]] (FPS) [[Nigg Oil Terminal]]
* The **Hannay Field** is a subsea development tied back to the Buchan Alpha facility
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** The **Hannay Field** is a subsea development that was tied back to the Buchan Alpha facility
* in the Central North Sea producing from Britannia sandstone, Talisman Sinopec operated .
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* The field was closed down in 2017 but is to be redeveloped
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** Re-development of Buchan is based on a new production hub located at the Buchan field utilising a floating production, storage and offloading (“FPSO”) vessel
  
 
=== Contractors ===
 
=== Contractors ===
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* 2002 - First oil from Hannay
 
* 2002 - First oil from Hannay
 
* 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec
 
* 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec
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* 2017 - Porduction ceased
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* 2023 - Serica acquired 30% of the field
  
 
=== Geology ===
 
=== Geology ===
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-s-beatrice-buchan-and-clyde-fields-sale-completed BP's Beatrice, Buchan and Clyde Fields - Sale Completed]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-s-beatrice-buchan-and-clyde-fields-sale-completed BP's Beatrice, Buchan and Clyde Fields - Sale Completed]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/10/repsol-reaches-agreement-with-talisman.html Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company]
 
# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/10/repsol-reaches-agreement-with-talisman.html Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company]
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# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2023/11/acquisition-of-interest-in-greater.html Acquisition of Interest in Greater Buchan Area]

Revision as of 11:33, 25 November 2023

Summary Information

  • Operator: Talisman
  • Country: UK
  • Location: blocks 20/5 and 21/1, North Sea
  • Production start: 1981
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The Buchan field is located on blocks 20/5 and 21/1
    • The Buchan Alpha was a floating production facility
    • Oil was exported from the Buchan Alpha platform via Forties Charlie then through the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) Nigg Oil Terminal
    • The **Hannay Field** is a subsea development that was tied back to the Buchan Alpha facility
  • The field was closed down in 2017 but is to be redeveloped
    • Re-development of Buchan is based on a new production hub located at the Buchan field utilising a floating production, storage and offloading (“FPSO”) vessel

Contractors

  • Lewis Offshore: Construction of Production Platform
  • J P Kenny: 9th Well Tie-In project covering detail engineering design, procurement fabrication supervision and construction support for the offshore installation activities
  • Bibby Offshore: Buchan Umbilical replacement
  • KWsubsea: 8" Pipeline 13.1km OOS Verification for Hannay

History

  • 1974 - Buchan Oil Field discovered
  • 1978 - Field development approval granted
  • 1981 - Buchan Alpha installed
  • 1996 - BP sells the field to Talisman
  • 2001 - Hannay development approved
  • 2002 - First oil from Hannay
  • 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec
  • 2017 - Porduction ceased
  • 2023 - Serica acquired 30% of the field

Geology

  • Buchan produces 33.5°API black oil from a fractured Devonian Old Red Sandstone Formation reservoir.

Links

  1. Buchan & Hannay
  2. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
  3. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
  4. International Protective Coatings Platform References
  5. FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
  6. Bibby Offshore Subsea References
  7. J P Kenny Subsea References
  8. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
  9. BP Considers Sale of Interests in 'MAST' Oilfields
  10. BP's Beatrice, Buchan and Clyde Fields - Sale Completed
  11. Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company
  12. Acquisition of Interest in Greater Buchan Area