Galleon Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country: UK
• Location: 048/20a, Southern North Sea
• Production start: 1994
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Galleon development has a minimum facilities wellhead platform (Galleon PN) located on the southeast portion of the field.
• The platform is remotely controlled from the Clipper Gas Field
• Galleon gas flows to the Clipper complex, from where it is transported to the Bacton Gas Plant

Contractors

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History

• 1992 - Government approval granted for development
• 1994 - First gas produced
• 1998 - Centrica acquires a stake from Powergen
• 2017 - Spirit Energy inherits stake from Centrica
• 2024 - RockRose Energy acquired 100% of the field

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
3. Exxon, Shell Report Startup Of North Sea Galleon Gas Field
4. Centrica strikes offshore deal
5. Neptune Energy completes the acquisition of ENGIE E&P International SA
6. Viaro Energy signs agreement to take over Shell & ExxonMobil’s UK Southern North Sea assets