BP is pressing ahead with plans to develop the Murlach oil and gas field in the UK North Sea, hailed by industry leaders as “vitally important” for maximising domestic supply.
BP is pressing ahead with plans to develop the Murlach oil and gas field in the UK North Sea, hailed by industry leaders as “vitally important” for maximising domestic supply.
The project, expected to recover 25.9 million barrels of oil and 602 million cubic metres of gas, is being developed as a two-well tie-back to the ETAP production hub.
BP has submitted an application for consent from the North Sea Transition Authority, and published an environmental statement on the project, a key milestone ahead to clear the way for a final investment decision being made.
If approved, subsea facility installation and drilling operations are expected to begin in 2024, with first oil in 2025.
Murlach is a redevelopment of the Skua field which was in production in the early 2000s, then operated by Shell.
The new project is estimated to have a production life of 11 years, and lies around 126 miles east of Aberdeen.
Peak production would be in the region of 20,000 barrels of oil per day and around 17 million cubic feet of associated gas per day.
Oil would be exported via the Forties Pipeline System to Grangemouth, while gas would be delivered to Teesside via the CATS systems.
The submission of the environmental statement will allow a public consultation to now begin on the project.
A BP spokesperson said: “Without pre-empting the outcome of this process, BP believes this development supports our strategy to produce hydrocarbons at a lower cost and with lower operational emissions through the use of existing infrastructure, in this case the BP-operated ETAP hub in the central North Sea.”
The submission of the environmental statement will allow a public consultation to now begin on the project.
A BP spokesperson said: “Without pre-empting the outcome of this process, BP believes this development supports our strategy to produce hydrocarbons at a lower cost and with lower operational emissions through the use of existing infrastructure, in this case the BP-operated ETAP hub in the central North Sea.”
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