| Blake |
(BG International) |
| Offshore oil field under development. |
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| Block and licence number: |
13/24a, 13/24b & 13/29b, P101, P810 & P729 |
| Map reference: |
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| Grid reference: |
1° 20’ W 58° 12’ N |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2001: |
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| 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: |
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| Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
7.8-8.9 |
| First year of peak production: |
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| 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. |