Kittiwake Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: EnQuest
- Country: UK
- Location:
- Production start: 1990
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Kittiwake platform has an oil capacity of 29,000 Boepd and a water injection capacity of 57,000 Boepd. Water depth of 85-90m.
- A number of satellite fields are connected via subsea tiebacks including Goosander Oil Field, Grouse Oil Field, Mallard Oil Field & Gadwall Oil Field
- Oil is exported via a 33 km 10” pipeline to the Forties Unity platform and then to shore at Cruden Bay via the Forties Pipeline System
Contractors
- RGC Offshore: Platform Construction
- McDermott: Installation
History
- 1987 - Field development approved by government
- 1990 - First production
- 2007 - The Kittiwake pipeline was commissioned
- 2013 - EnQuest acquires 50% of the Greater Kittiwake Area
Geology
Links
- List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- First Oil Export Through The New Kittiwake To Forties Pipeline
- EnQuest acquires 50% of the Greater Kittiwake Area
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