Amethyst East and Amethyst West

(BP-Amoco)

Offshore gas fields in production.

Block and licence number:

47/14a, P.005

Map reference:

Plate 10

Grid reference:

0° 42’ E 53° 30’ N

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

Britoil plc

32.00

BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd

32.00

ARCO British Ltd

20.00

Murphy Petroleum Ltd

12.00

Fina Petroleum Development Ltd

4.00

Date of discovery:
Amethyst East:
Amethyst West:

October 1972
April 1970

Production start:
Amethyst East:
Amethyst West:

September 1990
July 1992

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present:

Gas: (billion cubic metres) 20.84
NGLs: (million tonnes) 0.93

First year of peak production:

1992

Peak production Gas (billion cubic metres per year):

1.50

Water depth:

21m

Transport system:

Pipeline to Easington.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

47/8a, 47/9a, P.030

47/15a, P.133

47/13a, P.050

Remarks:

Four platforms not normally manned.