Morecambe Hub Gas Fields

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Spirit Energy
  • Country: UK
  • Location: East Irish Sea
  • Production start:
  • Partners:
  • Type: Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The Morecambe Hub comprises three fields in the East Irish Sea - North Morecambe, South Morecambe and Rhyl. The fields lie approximately 25km south west of Walney Island, across blocks 110/2a, 110/3a, 110/8a and 113/27b, in water depths that range from 17 to 35m.

Contractors

  • North Morecombe
  • **Heerema Marine Contractors:** North Morecambe platform
  • **McDermott-ETPM:** Subsea installations
  • **Subsea 7:** DPPA Platform
  • **FoundOcean:** Grouting for DPPA Platform

History

  • 1976 - North Morecambe Gas Field discovered
  • 1992 - Government approval granted
  • 1994 - First gas produced from North Morecombe
  • 2013 - First gas from Rhyl

Geology

Links

  1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
  2. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
  3. FoundOcean Subsea References
  4. Serimax Pipeline References
  5. Centrica Energy delivers first production from Rhyl gas field
  6. Spirit Energy launched following completion of Centrica and Bayerngas Norge E&P joint venture
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