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Aker Solutions / Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Ltd
Application: Methanol Supply Stream to Topside Flowline and Umbilical Termination Unit. The Flyndre and Cawdor development is located about 180 miles (290 kilometers) southeast of Aberdeen, spanning Blocks 30/13c, 30/14 and1/5a. The fields are located in water depths of approximately 230 feet (70 meters). Maersk Oil operates the development.
The Flyndre field straddles three Blocks 30/13c and 30/14 in the UK sector of the North Sea and 1/5a in the Norwegian sector. The Cawdor field lies across two blocks, 30/13c and 30/14 both of which are in the UK sector. The Flyndre field was discovered in 1974 and straddles the UK/Norway median line. Cawdor was discovered in 2008. The fields will be co-developed as a subsea tie-back to the Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited operated Clyde platform. Flyndre will be developed with a single production well. The Cawdor field will be developed initially with a single production well, with potential development of two further wells based on field performance. As development operator, Maersk Oil UK Limited holds a 59.966% interest in Flyndre and a 60.6% interest in Cawdor. The Flyndre well is expected to peak at around 10,000 barrels of oil per day (gross production) with first oil expected in 2016, with Cawdor expected to peak at around 5,000 barrels per day (gross production) with production beginning in 2017. Total recoverable resources are expected to be approximately 30 MMboe for the initial development phase, with further upside depending on performance and further development phases. Maersk Oil UK Limited’s investment in the field developments is expected to be approximately £300million. “Approval of this plan supports our long-term strategy for growth and our aim to double production in the UK North Sea by 2020. Together with approval of the Balloch field development in 2013, Flyndre/Cawdor underscores our momentum in progressing the development opportunities from our strong North Sea portfolio,” said Martin Rune Pedersen, Managing Director of Maersk Oil in the UK. Both the fields will be co-developed as tiebacks to the existing Clyde platform, operated by Talisman, through a new common pipe-in-pipe pipeline system, including a 4.2km section running from Flyndre to Cawdor and a 20.46km section running from Cawdor to Clyde. Oil from Flyndre and Cawdor fields will be exported through the Norpipe system. The gas from the fields will be exported via the UK SEGAL pipeline to the UK Fulmar platform. A new 1,600t reception module will be established at the Clyde platform that will include a three-phase separator, water treatment and CO2 removal facilities. It will also include chemical injection and storage facilities.