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* Merlin is a subsea tie-back to [[[Dunlin Oil Field]]]
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Revision as of 16:03, 3 September 2023

Summary Information

  • Operator: Fairfield
  • Country: UK
  • Location: 195km north-east of Shetland
  • Production start: 1997
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

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  • 1997 - Government approval for field development
  • 1997 - First oil
  • 1999 - Addition of water injection and second production well
  • 2001 - Third production well
  • 2007 - Shell / Esso decide to sell the field
  • 2008 - Fairfield acquired the field

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  1. Dunlin, Fairfield
  2. Shell and Esso to market selected North Sea assets
  3. Fairfield to Acquire Shell and Esso Interests in North Sea Fields
  4. Fairfield Energy Completes Dunlin Area Acquisition