Cygnus Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: GDF Suez E&P
- Country: UK
- Location: Southern North Sea
- Production start:
- Partners: GDF SUEZ (38.75%), Centrica (48.75%) and Bayerngas (12.5%)
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: gross 2P reserves of approximately 18 billion cubic metres
- Production Volume:
Description
- Cygnus is the largest gas discovery in the Southern North Sea for 25 years
- The development will comprise: the installation of the Cygnus Alpha (A) hub (a permanently manned complex consisting of three bridge-linked platforms); Cygnus Bravo (B) satellite wellhead platform (a not permanently attended installation); the drilling of ten gas production wells; installation of a 51km 24-inch export pipeline tied in to the existing ETS pipeline; a 5.9km intra-field pipeline to Cygnus B west north-west (292°) of Cygnus A; and associated subsea infrastructure.
- 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
History
- 2008 - Tullow sold its stake to Venture
- 2009 - Successful appraisal well drilled
- 2010 - Appraisal completed
- 2011 - AMEC awarded FEED contract
- 2012 - Project development approved by UK Government
- 2012 - Major contracts signed by GDF Suez
- 2012 - Construction starts on Cygnus Alpha Wellhead Platform
Geology
Links
- Sale of 10 CMS Area blocks to Venture Production plc
- AMEC awarded FEED contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s Cygnus field in Southern North Sea
- Successful Southern North Sea appraisal well
- EIS Report
- Second Western Area Well Success Completes Cygnus Field Appraisal
- Centrica welcomes shallow water gas field allowance
- Cygnus project brings 1,200 jobs to UK
- BiFab secures a £47m contract and creates 100 new jobs
- Cygnus project award for Heerema Fabrication Group's Hartlepool yard
- Proserv wins Cygnus topside controls contract
- Construction starts on Cygnus gas development
- Scottish Jobs Boost As Cygnus Jacket Fabrication Begins
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