Cormorant North

(Shell)

Offshore oil field in production.

Block and licence number:

Part 211/21a, P.258

Map reference:

Plate 6

Grid reference:

1° 10’ E 61° 13’ 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:

August 1974

Production start:

February 1982

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present:

Oil (million tonnes):55.07
NGLs (million tonnes): 1.23
Gas (billion cubic metres): 0.69

First year of peak production:

1985

Peak production (million tonnes per year):

5.25

Water depth:

161m

Gravity:

36º API

Sulphur content:

0.48%

Transport system:

Oil and NGLs piped to Sullom Voe via South Cormorant. Gas transported to St. Fergus via Western Leg and FLAGS.

Extension into other UK blocks:

None

Remarks:

Discovered under licence P.232, later split into segregation licence P.258.