Bittern

(Shell)

Offshore oil field in production

Block and licence number:

29/1a, P.233

Map reference:

Plate 9

Grid reference:

1° 02’ E 56° 55’ N

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

Shell UK Ltd

50.00

Esso Exploration & Production UK Ltd

50.00

Date of discovery:

June 1996

Production start:

April 2000

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present:

Oil: (million tonnes) 13.72
NGL: (million tonnes) 1.60
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 2.12

First year of peak production:

2000

Peak production:

Oil: (million tonnes per year) 2.93

Water depth:

93m

Gravity:

39º API

Sulphur content:

Low

Transport system:

Oil via shuttle tankers. Gas via Fulmar Gas Line System to St Fergus.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

29/1b, P361

Remarks:

Bittern is a subsea tieback to the Triton FPSO (operated by Amerada Hess) located ca. 20km northwest of Bittern.