Balmoral Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Premier Oil
- Country: UK
- Location: 122 miles North East of Aberdeen
- Production start: 1986
- Partners:
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The field utilises a semi-submersible production vessel which services six fields namely, **Balmoral**, **Stirling**, **Beauly**, ** Brenda**, **Nicol** and **Burghley**
- The **Glamis** Oil Field is also tied back to the FPU
- Oil is transported via the Forties Pipeline System
+++ Contractors
- **Gotaverken Arendal AB:** Floating Production Facility (FPF) construction
- **Penspen:** B29, Beauly and Balmoral Header Detailed Design
- **Bibby Offshore:**
* Stirling bypass works * Flexible flowline recovery
- **J P Kenny:** Beauly single gas lifted production well tieback
+++ History
- 1983 - Government approval granted for the development
- 1986 - First oil produced
- 1987 - Glamis development approved
- 2004 - CNR acquires 70.20% of the field
- 2007 - Oilexpro acquires stake from CNR
- 2009 - Premier acquires Oilexpro and becomes operator
+++ Geology
- Andrew Formation sandstones of Late Palaeocene age form the reservoir, which is sealed by Lista Formation claystones.
+++ Links
- UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
- List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
- Penspen Offshore And Platform References
- Bibby Offshore Subsea References
- J P Kenny Subsea References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces The Acquisition Of UK North Sea Core Properties
- CNR International Limited Announces The Signing Of A Sale And Purchase Agreement For The Sale Of The B-Block Area To Oilexco North Sea Limited
- Premier Oil Acquisition and Rights Issue
- Premier Oil picks Wood Group PSN as service partner for Balmoral FPV