Merlin Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Fairfield
- Country: UK
- Location: 195km north-east of Shetland
- Production start: 1997
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- Merlin is a subsea tie-back to Dunlin Oil Field
Contractors
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History
- 1997 - Government approval for field development
- 1997 - First oil
- 1999 - Addition of water injection and second production well
- 2001 - Third production well
- 2007 - Shell / Esso decide to sell the field
- 2008 - Fairfield acquired the field
Geology
Links
- Dunlin, Fairfield
- Shell and Esso to market selected North Sea assets
- Fairfield to Acquire Shell and Esso Interests in North Sea Fields
- Fairfield Energy Completes Dunlin Area Acquisition
page revision: 4, last edited: 26 Dec 2013 13:58