Islay Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Total
- Country: UK
- Location: North Sea
- Production start: 2012
- Partners:
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Islay Field is located 440 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen in 120 meters of water
- Islay’s single well is tied-back to the Alwyn North platform, the central platform for the Greater Alwyn Oil And Gas Fields via existing subsea infrastructure
Contractors
- Technip: Installation of a 6-kilometer ETH-PIP, control umbilical, subsea structures and seabed preparation, including detailed design, engineering and project management
- Dril-Quip: Subsea control system equipment which includes a subsea fiber optic network communication system, two subsea control pods and a HIPPs (High Integrity Pressure Protection) system with its own subsea control pod
History
- 2008 - Islay Gas Field discovered
- 2010 - Project development approved by UK Goverment
- 2010 - Technip awarded subsea contract
- 2012 - First gas produced
Geology
Links
- Technip awarded Subsea contract for Total Islay in the North Sea
- Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $20 Million Contract for the Supply of Subsea Control Systems
- North Sea: Islay Field Comes On Stream
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