Beryl

(Exxon-Mobil)

Offshore oil field in production.

Block and licence number:

9/13a, P.139

Map reference:

Plate 7

Grid reference:

1° 32’ E 59° 35’ N

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

Mobil North Sea Ltd

45.00

Amerada Hess Ltd

20.00

Enterprise Oil plc

20.00

BG International Ltd

10.00

OMV (UK) Ltd

5.00

Date of discovery:

"A" accumulation: September 1972
"B" accumulation: May 1975

Production start:

"A" accumulation: June 1976
"B" accumulation: July 1984

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present:

Oil: (million tonnes) 128.42
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 47.10 

First year of peak production:

"A" accumulation: 1980
"B" accumulation: 1988

Peak production (million tonnes per year):

"A" accumulation: 5.80
"B" accumulation: 3.30

Water depth:

119m

Gravity:

37º API

Sulphur content:

0.4%

Transport system:

Tanker loading Offshore. Gas is exported via the Saga pipeline to St.Fergus.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

9/13b, P.337
9/13c, P.337
9/18a, P.103

Companies as above.