Armada Complex (Drake, Fleming and Hawkins)

(BG Group plc)

Offshore gas condensate fields Drake and Fleming in production. Hawkins under development.

Block and licence number:

22/5b, P. 356

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 49’ E 57° 58’ N

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2001:

BG International (CNS) Ltd

45.27

Amoco UK Exploration Company

18.20

Fina Exploration Ltd

12.53

Phillips Petroleum Co UK Ltd

11.45

Centrica Resuources (Armada) Ltd

6.97

AGIP (UK) Ltd

5.58

Date of discovery:

Hawkins October 1980
Drake & Fleming September 1982

Production start:

Drake & Fleming October 1997
Hawkins (expected) Q4 2001

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present (billion cubic metres):

Fleming: 21.54
Drake: 9.32
Hawkins: 3.29

Total Liquids (Condensate+NGLs) (million tonnes):

Fleming: 4.74
Drake: 2.49
Hawkins: 0.67

First year of peak production:

1997

Peak production :

Gas: (billion cubic metres per year) 4.10
Condensate: (million tonnes per year) 0.821

Water depth:

89m

Transport system:

The offshore liquid (condensate) will be transported via the Everest to Forties pipeline and the Forties pipeline system to shore. The dense phase gas stream will be transported by the Central Area Transmission System (CATS), to Teesside.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

22/5a, P.066
16/29a, P.110
22/40, P.355
16/29c, P.591
Companies as above.

Remarks:

The three fields Fleming, Drake and Hawkins have been unitised for development purposes. Armada Complex has agreed full life Fixed Equity Interest Percentages. Any future development/ production from these blocks/licences would not be covered by Armada Complex Agreements.