Blenheim

(Talisman)

Offshore oil field ceased production.

Block and licence number:

16/21b, P.344

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 00’ E 58° 16’ N

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

Talisman North Sea Ltd

60.00

Summit North Sea Oil Ltd.

40.00

Date of discovery:

November 1990

Production start:

March 1995

Last production:

April 2000

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes):

2.67

First year of peak production:

1995

Peak production (million tonnes per year):

1.36

Water depth:

148m

Gravity:

39º API

Sulphur content:

Nil

Transport system:

Shuttle tankers.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

15/25c, P.735

Talisman North Sea Ltd.

90.00

Premier Pict Petroleum Ltd

7.50

Croft Exploration Limited

2.50

Remarks:

Three subsea wells tied back via individual risers to a Floating Production, Storage and Offtake (FPSO) system.