West Sole Area Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Perenco
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
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Description

• The West Sole Alpha platform consists of steel legged platforms, which includes process facilities and accommodation and receives gas and fluids from all of the associated tie-backs.
• Processed gas and some fluids are routed to the onshore Dimlington Gas Terminal located on the Yorkshire coast via a 71.9 kilometre 16 inch diameter pipeline (PL28), through the West Sole Alpha platform through a 68 kilometre 24 inch diameter pipeline (PL145) and through the Amethyst A2D platform via a 47.7km 30 inch diameter pipeline (PL649).
• Hyde, Hoton and Amethyst are tied back to the West Sole Hub

Contractors

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History

• 2001 - Approval granted for Hoton
• 2012 - Perenco acquired the fields from BP

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. BP agrees sale of southern gas assets to Perenco