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Magnus

(BP-Amoco)

Offshore oil field in production.

Block and licence number:

211/12a, P.193

Map reference:

Plate 6

Grid reference:

1° 18’ E  61° 36’ N

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

BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.

85.00

Nippon Oil Expl. & Prod. UK Ltd.

5.00

AGIP (UK) Ltd.

5.00

Petrobras UK Ltd.

2.50

Talisman North Sea Ltd

2.50

Date of discovery:

July 1974

Production start:

August 1983

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present :

Oil: (million tonnes) 121.07
NGLs: (million tonnes) 8.83
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 9.11

First year of peak production:

1985

Peak production :

Oil: (million tonnes per year) 7.64
NGLs: (million tonnes per year) 0.41
Gas: (billion cubic metres per year) 0.65 

Water depth:

186m

Gravity:

39°API

Sulphur content:

0.29%

Transport system:

Oil and NGLs piped to Sullom Voe via Ninian Central. Gas piped to St. Fergus via the Northern Leg and FLAGS.

Extension into other UK blocks:

Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

211/7a, P.193

BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd.

85.00

Nippon Oil Expl. & Prod. UK Ltd.

5.00

AGIP (UK) Ltd.

5.00

Talisman North Sea Ltd

2.50

Petrobras UK Ltd

2.50