Cygnus Gas Field

Cygnus is the largest gas discovery in the Southern North Sea for 30 years is now the largest single producing gas field in the UK
Two drilling centres target ten wells. Cygnus Alpha consists of three bridge-linked platforms: a wellhead drilling centre, a processing/utilities unit and living quarters/central control room.
Cygnus Bravo, an unmanned satellite platform, is approximately seven kilometres northwest of Cygnus Alpha.
Gas is exported via a 55 km pipeline. Cygnus connects via the Esmond Transmission System (ETS) pipeline to the gas-treatment terminal at Bacton, Norfolk
It is planned that construction will start in April 2013 with first gas expected in 2015
The Cygnus partnership plans to invest £1.4 billion to develop the project

+++ Contractors

**AMEC:** Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
**Burntisland Fabrications:** Design, procurement and construction of four jackets, complete with piles
**Heerema Fabrication:** fabrication and commissioning of four topsides
**Proserv:** Design, engineering and build of wellhead control panels and accompanying topside umbilical termination unit for the Alpha and Bravo platforms

+++ Geology

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