Blane oil field
Encyclopedia
Blane is an offshore oil field
located in the southern Norwegian and northern British
sectors of North Sea
. The Blane facilities are located on the British continental shelf and are tied to the Ula field
which is located 34 km (21.1 mi) to the northeast via subsea pipeline. The field was discovered in 1989 and produces high quality oil.
is the operator with 25.002% of interest in the project. Other partners include Roc Oil Company Limited
(12.501%), MOC Exploration (UK) (13.994%), Eni UK Limited (13.897%), Eni ULX Limited (4.105%), Dana Petroleum (BVUK) Limited
(12.501%), Talisman Energy Norge AS
(18.000%). Initial investment in the field was £
250 million.
, Blane and Ula fields.
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
located in the southern Norwegian and northern British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
sectors of North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
. The Blane facilities are located on the British continental shelf and are tied to the Ula field
Ula oil field
Ula is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Gyda, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Ula field was discovered in 1976 and came online in...
which is located 34 km (21.1 mi) to the northeast via subsea pipeline. The field was discovered in 1989 and produces high quality oil.
Ownership
Talisman Energy (UK) LimitedTalisman Energy
Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
is the operator with 25.002% of interest in the project. Other partners include Roc Oil Company Limited
Roc Oil Company Limited
Roc Oil Company Limited is an independent international petroleum company based in Sydney, Australia. The company was established in 1997 as a privately owned company. In 1999, the company went public by acquiring $150 million in IPO at Australian Stock Exchange. In 2004, the company got listed on...
(12.501%), MOC Exploration (UK) (13.994%), Eni UK Limited (13.897%), Eni ULX Limited (4.105%), Dana Petroleum (BVUK) Limited
Dana Petroleum
Dana Petroleum is a Korean-owned, British-based oil and gas exploration and production company. Its activities are focused on the North Sea and Africa. It is headquartered in Aberdeen and is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
(12.501%), Talisman Energy Norge AS
Talisman Energy
Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
(18.000%). Initial investment in the field was £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
250 million.
Production
Blane is located in approximately 70 metres (229.7 ft) of water. The main reservoir stands at 3000 metres (9,842.5 ft) in the marine Paleocene sandstones of the Forties Formation. Development drilling started on May 13, 2006. The production started on September 12, 2007. Blane field, tied to Ula platform, consists of two horizontal production wells with gas lift and one water injection well. The field produces 10224 oilbbl/d and it is expected production will reach 17000 oilbbl/d. Production involves utilization of pressure support from injection of water produced from TambarTambar oil field
Tambar is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula and Gyda fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Ula field was discovered in 1983 and came online in 2001. Tambar...
, Blane and Ula fields.
See also
- Ula oil fieldUla oil fieldUla is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Gyda, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Ula field was discovered in 1976 and came online in...
- Oselvar oil fieldOselvar oil fieldOselvar is an offshore oil field located southwest of Stavanger in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea, close to the English border. Oselvar was discovered in 1991. The field is also at distance from Ula field to which it will be tied via subsea pipeline. Estimated reserves at Oselvar...
- Tambar oil fieldTambar oil fieldTambar is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula and Gyda fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Ula field was discovered in 1983 and came online in 2001. Tambar...
- NorpipeNorpipeNorpipe is the undersea oil and natural gas pipeline's system in the North Sea. It supplies oil from the Norwegian Ekofisk and associated fields in the North Sea to the United Kingdom and natural gas to Germany.-Oil pipeline:...
- North Sea oilNorth Sea oilNorth Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid oil and natural gas, produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea.In the oil industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the area known as "West of Shetland", "the Atlantic Frontier" or "the...
- Economy of NorwayEconomy of NorwayThe economy of Norway is a developed mixed economy with heavy state-ownership in strategic areas of the economy. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era...
- Economy of the United KingdomEconomy of the United KingdomThe economy of the United Kingdom is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal GDP and seventh-largest measured by purchasing power parity , and the third-largest in Europe measured by nominal GDP and second-largest measured by PPP...