Blake

(BG International)

Offshore oil field under development.

Block and licence number:

13/24a, 13/24b & 13/29b, P101, P810 & P729

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 20’ W 58° 12’ N

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

BG International (NSW) Ltd

44.0

Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd

36.0

Rigel Petroleum UK Ltd

17.6

Paladin Resources plc

2.4

Date of discovery:

April 1997

Production start:

August 2001

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes):

7.8-8.9
(Actual reserves dependent upon economic field life. Ranges given show technical reserves for 10 & 14 yr life)

First year of peak production:

 

Peak production (million tonnes per year):

2.03

Water depth:

100m

Transport system:

The field is developed by the use of a sub-sea system tied-back to the Bleu Holm a FPSO situated on the Ross Field approx. 10km away .The oil is processed and stored on the FPSO and exported via shuttle tanker. Excess gas is exported via the Frigg UK pipeline.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

The field extends into 3 blocks 13/24a, 13/24b and 13/29b

Remarks:

A field determination has been drawn up. Equity has been fixed for all time with no further redetermination.
Field Determination No. 301