| Buchan |
(Talisman) |
| Offshore oil field in production. |
|
| Block and licence number: |
21/1a, P.241 |
| Map reference: |
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| Grid reference: |
0° 00’ E 57° 54’ N |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000: |
|
| Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd |
71.10 |
| Talisman North Sea Ltd |
2.27 |
| Transworld Petroleum (UK) Ltd |
12.71 |
| EDC (Europe) Ltd |
13.01 |
| First Oil Expro. Ltd |
0.91 |
| Date of discovery: |
August 1974 |
| Production start: |
May 1981 |
| Operator’s estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
20.30 |
| First year of peak production: |
1983 |
| Peak production (million tonnes per year): |
1.60 |
| Water depth: |
111.40m |
| Gravity: |
33.5º API |
| Sulphur content: |
1.57% |
| Transport system: |
Oil and NGLs transported by pipeline to Cruden Bay via the Forties System. |
| Extension into other UK blocks: |
Extension into other UK blocks: Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 2000: 20/5a, P.294 Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd 100.00 |
| Remarks: |
Floating production facility with gas lift and pipeline export. |