| Alba |
(Chevron) |
| Offshore oil field in production. |
|
| Block and licence number: |
16/26, P.213 |
| Map reference: |
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| Grid Reference: |
1° 06’ E 58° 03’ N |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000: |
|
| Chevron UK Ltd |
21.17 |
| Statoil (UK) Ltd |
17.00 |
| ARCO British Ltd |
15.50 |
| Fina Petroleum Development Ltd |
12.65 |
| Conoco (UK) Theta Ltd |
11.75 |
| Conoco (UK) Ltd |
9.33 |
| Unilon Oil Explorations Ltd |
6.80 |
| Conoco Petroleum Ltd |
2.35 |
| Enterprise Oil UK Ltd |
2.25 |
| Baytrust Oil Explorations Ltd |
1.20 |
| Date of discovery: |
December 1984 |
| Production start: |
January 1994 |
| Operator’s estimate of: |
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| Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
61.40 |
| First year of peak production: |
1996 |
| Peak production (million tonnes per year): |
5.10 |
| Water depth: |
138m |
| Gravity: |
19/20° API |
| Sulphur content: |
1.30% |
| Transport system: |
Exported for purpose built Floating Storage Unit (FSU) then by shuttle tanker for refining in NW Europe |
| Extension into other UK blocks: |
None |