[UK] Harris and Barra

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Western Isles FPSO

Overview





The Dana-operated Western Isles is producing from two oil fields called Harris and Barra in the Northern North Sea, 160km east of the Shetlands and 12km west of Tern field.



It involves a subsea development of production and water injection wells tied back to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) with oil export using shuttle tankers.

First oil took place in November 2017.

Fast facts

• Investment: $2 billion

• Partners: Dana Petroleum (operator 77%) and Neo Energy (23%)

• Location: 160km east of Shetland and 5km south of the Hudson Field

• Fields: Two discovered oil fields Harris and Barra

• Depth: Fields lie in 165m of water at reservoir depth of 6,000ft

• Reserves: Estimated 45 mmboe economically recoverable

• Production: Peak production rates of c. 40,000 boepd

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ABERDEEN, UK– Dana Petroleum has started production from its $2-billion Western Isles development in the UK northern North Sea.

Production started on Nov. 15. The estimated field life is 15 years.

The project produces from the Harris and Barra oil fields, 160 km (99 mi) east of the Shetlands and 12 km (7.5 mi) west of the Tern field. Water depth is 165 m (541 ft).

The Western Isles development consists of production and water injection wells tied back to a newbuild FPSO with oil export using shuttle tankers. The cylindrical FPSO measures about 90 m (295 ft) at its widest and weighs more than 28,000 metric tons, with the capacity to produce 44,000 b/d of oil and store 400,000 bbl in its tanks.

Partners are Dana as operator with 77% and Cieco with 23%.

Brenda Wyllie, Northern North Sea Manager at the Oil & Gas Authority, said: “The first oil milestone from the Western Isles development is positive news and helps confirm the remaining potential of the UK continental shelf.

“Dana’s approach to intervention, when managing a complex and remote project, has seen them successfully achieve this goal. The OGA welcomes investment in a mature area of the North Sea and looks forward to more of these developments coming on stream and enabling MER UK.”