Beaufort

(BP-Amoco)

Offshore gas field in production.

Block and licence number:

49/23, P.016

Map reference:

Plate 10

Grid reference:

2° 32’ E 53° 10’ N

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

Amoco (UK) Petroleum Ltd

30.77

BG International Ltd

30.77

Amerada Hess Ltd

23.08

Enterprise Oil plc

15.38

Date of discovery:

December 1991

Production start:

April 1996

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present:

Gas ( billion cubic metres): 0.90
Condensate (million tonnes): 0.01

First year of peak production:

1996

Peak production (billion cubic metres per year):

0.21

Water depth:

36.60

Transport system:

Via Bessemer & Inde 49/23AT to Bacton.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

49/28, P.037

Amoco UK Petroleum Ltd

30.77

BG International Ltd

30.77

Amerada Hess Ltd

23.08

Enterprise Oil plc

15.38