Osprey Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Fairfield
• Country: UK
• Location: 195km north-east of Shetland
• Production start: 1991
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• Osprey is a multi well subsea development that feeds back to the Fairfield owned Dunlin Oil Field Alpha installation located approximately 195km north-east of Shetland.

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1974 - The Osprey field was discovered
• 1988 - Government approval for field development
• 1991 - First oil produced
• 2007 - Shell / Esso decide to sell the field
• 2008 - Fairfield acquired the field
• 2012 - Minor oil spill on the field
• 2017 - Approval granted for decommissioning

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Dunlin, Fairfield
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Shell and Esso to market selected North Sea assets
4. Fairfield to Acquire Shell and Esso Interests in North Sea Fields
5. Acquisition of Oil Field in UK North Sea
6. Fairfield Energy Completes Dunlin Area Acquisition
7. Oil Sheen Observed, Osprey Field