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Beinn

(Marathon)

Offshore condensate field in production.

Block and licence number:

16/07a, P.108

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 22’ E 58° 49’ N

Licensees and company interest in field (%) at end of February 2002:

Marathon Petroleum North Sea (GB) Ltd.

38.00

BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.

20.00

Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd.

14.00

Kerr-McGee Oil (UK) plc

8.00

BG International Ltd.

7.70

Burlington Resources (UK) Inc.

6.30

Lundin North Sea Limited

4.00

Agip (UKCS) Ltd

2.00

Date of discovery:

November 1989

Production start:

February 1994

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present:

Oil: (million tonnes) 3.00
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 7.00

First year of peak production:

1995

Peak production:

Oil: (million tonnes per year) 0.50
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 2.40

Water depth:

99m

Gravity:

45º API

Sulphur content:

Nil

Transport system:

Liquids piped to Cruden Bay via Forties. Gas exported via Sage System to St.Fergus.

Extension into other UK blocks:

None

Remarks:

Middle Jurassic gas condensate field developed from Brae ‘B’ platform.