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=== Contractors === | === Contractors === | ||
| − | * | + | * '''COSCO:''' Construction of the FPSO |
| − | * | + | * '''Sevan Marine:''' Technology Licence for the cylindrically shaped FPSO |
| − | * | + | * '''Subsea 7:''' Engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two 2.5 kilometre pipeline bundles and a 11 kilometre gas export pipeline |
* '''Diamond Offshore''': Drilling of production wells | * '''Diamond Offshore''': Drilling of production wells | ||
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* 2013 - Dana starts drilling operations | * 2013 - Dana starts drilling operations | ||
* 2014 - Production wells tested & Export pipeline installed | * 2014 - Production wells tested & Export pipeline installed | ||
| − | + | * 2017 - First oil produced | |
| + | * 2023 - Decommissioning approved | ||
=== Geology === | === Geology === | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
# [http://www.dana-petroleum.com/Global/PDFs/Misc/WIDP%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf Western Isles Development Project] | # [http://www.dana-petroleum.com/Global/PDFs/Misc/WIDP%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf Western Isles Development Project] | ||
| + | # [[UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes]] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2814 Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles project moves ahead] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2814 Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles project moves ahead] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3560 Dana $1.6bn oil and gas development gets go ahead] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3560 Dana $1.6bn oil and gas development gets go ahead] | ||
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5130 Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project first well successfully tested] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5130 Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project first well successfully tested] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5184 Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project gas export pipeline successfully installed] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5184 Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project gas export pipeline successfully installed] | ||
| − | # [ Dana Petroleum announces first oil from Western Isles] | + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2021/12/dana-petroleum-announces-first-oil-from.html Dana Petroleum announces first oil from Western Isles] |
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[[category:UK]] | [[category:UK]] | ||
[[category:Dana Petroleum]] | [[category:Dana Petroleum]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 30 May 2024
Summary Information
- Operator: Dana
- Country: UK
- Location: Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands
- Production start: 2017
- Partners: Itochu
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume: Plateau production is expected to be around 40,000 boepd
Description
- The Western Isles Development is producing from two oil fields called Harris and Barra in the Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands and 12km west of Tern field.
- It involves a subsea development of production and water injection wells tied back to a the Western Isles FPSO with oil export using shuttle tankers.
Contractors
- COSCO: Construction of the FPSO
- Sevan Marine: Technology Licence for the cylindrically shaped FPSO
- Subsea 7: Engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two 2.5 kilometre pipeline bundles and a 11 kilometre gas export pipeline
- Diamond Offshore: Drilling of production wells
History
- 2012 - Dana Petroleum started the detailed engineering design phase for the project
- 2012 - The Department of Energy and Climate Change has approved the development of the field
- 2013 - Subsea 7 awarded pipeline contract
- 2013 - Dana starts drilling operations
- 2014 - Production wells tested & Export pipeline installed
- 2017 - First oil produced
- 2023 - Decommissioning approved
Geology
Links
- Western Isles Development Project
- UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
- Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles project moves ahead
- Dana $1.6bn oil and gas development gets go ahead
- Western Isles License- and Service Agreements Signed
- Subsea 7 S.A. awarded US$300 million North Sea contract
- Dana starts drilling operations on Western Isles project ahead of schedule
- Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project first well successfully tested
- Dana Petroleum’s Western Isles Project gas export pipeline successfully installed
- Dana Petroleum announces first oil from Western Isles
