Blake Flank Development Gets Green Light from DTI
BG Group Executive Vice President for the UK Jon Wormley said: "Blake Flank has taken only one year to progress from the final appraisal well to project sanction, and is a prime example of just-in-time development at its best. In using existing infrastructure to extend the life of the original field, it is also a testament to best contemporary working practice in the North Sea."
Energy Minister Brian Wilson said: "It is encouraging to see so many North Sea operators looking afresh at their assets, and finding new and economic ways to exploit the UK Continental Shelf. With reserves at over 20 million barrels over ten years, the Blake Flank development will make a welcome addition to existing UK production." The Blake Flank structure lies 64 miles from Aberdeen in the Outer Moray Firth, directly to the north east of, and immediately adjacent to, the Blake Channel structure, which was brought on stream by the field owners in June 2001. An appraisal well on Blake Flank was spudded on September 17, 2001, and this was followed by the testing of two zones and a sidetracking program.
The subsea controls contract has been awarded to Kvaerner, and that for subsea Christmas trees to Cameron Cooper. Tenders for the drilling unit and Subsea EPIC contract (Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Construction) are currently being evaluated, and award details are expected to be announced shortly.
BG is the operator and holds a 44% interest, with Talisman holding 53.6% and Paladin 2.4%.
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