Tyne And Trent Gas Fields
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Summary Information
- Operator: Perenco
- Country: UK
- Location: Southern North Sea
- Production start: 1996
- Partners: Perenco, Iona
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves: Original estimated at 250bcf
- Production Volume:
Description
- Trent Gas Field & Tyne Gas Field were developed together in a joint project
- The fields lie in the Southern Gas Basin in 20 to 50 metres water depth
- There is one fixed steel normally unmanned platform per field
- Gas from Tyne is piped 57 kilometres east for processing on the Trent Platform
- From there it is transported through the EAGLES Pipeline to the Bacton Gas Plant
Contractors
- SLP Engineering: EPIC contract for the platforms
- Seaway Heavy Lifting: Transport & Installation of platform
- Ensco: Development drilling
History
- 1995 - ARCO acquires and extra 25% share from St James's
- 1995 - DTI Gives Go Ahead for Trent and Tyne Developments
- 1996 - BP announces first gas
- 2003 - Perenco acquires the field from BP
- 2011 - Iona Energy acquired 20%
Geology
- The Tyne field is comprised of five separate fault blocks
Links
- List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
- Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- ARCO Purchases St James's Oil & Gas Limited
- DTI Gives Go Ahead for Trent and Tyne Developments
- BP To Sell Southern North Sea Gas Package To Perenco
- Trent and Tyne Fields in UK North Sea Produce First Gas
- Iona Energy Provides Update on UK Southern North Sea Gas Operations
- ARCO British Limited Award Trent and Tyne Contract to SLP Engineering Limited
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