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RWE Dea's Clipper South
delivers first gas
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RWE Dea UK announced the delivery of first gas from the Clipper
South field in the Southern North Sea in August. The field contains
around 13.4 billion normal cubic metres of gas in place.
The first Clipper South well came on stream at initial rates of
1.2 million cubic metres per day. Production is expected to peak at
2.8 million cubic metres per day in early 2013.
The gas is located in a tight Permian age Rotliegend reservoir
which contains approximately 13.4 billion normal cubic metres of
gas in place. RWE Dea holds 50% interest in the Clipper South gas
field as operator.
“The United Kingdom is one of the key regions of RWE Dea's
upstream business,” explained Ralf to Baben, chief operating
officer of RWE Dea AG. “We are delighted to have reached this
key milestone on the Clipper South project, which is the first of our
current growth projects in the UK coming onstream. RWE Dea's
commitment to the future of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is
demonstrated by its investment in both the Clipper South and
Breagh field developments, where it acts as operator.”
Rene Pawel, managing director RWE Dea UK added: “I am
particularly pleased that we have undertaken this development
without any incidents and just under a year and a half from securing
Government sanction.
“We benefited especially from our broad experience with fracture
technology. Multiple fracture technology is becoming more
widespread in its use offshore in the UK Southern North Sea, but it
is still a relatively new technology. The Clipper South field is being
developed by drilling up to five horizontal multi-fractured wells.”
The Clipper South Gas field lies 100km east of the Lincolnshire
coast. Gas is transported about 15km to the Lincolnshire Offshore
Gas Gathering System (LOGGS) and then about 100km to the
onshore Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal in Lincolnshire, where it
enters the UK grid.
£60m contract for Cygnus field
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AMEC has been awarded a detailed design contract for GDF SUEZ
E&P UK’s Cygnus gas field development.
It follows on from the FEED work and is valued at an estimated
£60m. The contract will create almost 200 new jobs at peak and will
safeguard a further 160 who are already part of the London-based
team. The work is scheduled for completion in 2014.
Cygnus is the UK North Sea’s largest gas discovery in the last
25 years and is due to meet the demand for nearly one and a half
million UK homes at peak production, accounting for around 5%
of the UK’s gas production by 2016.
The detailed development concept consists of two drilling
centres, four platforms and initially ten development wells; the
planned export route is through the Esmond Transportation
System pipeline system to the Bacton gas terminal. First gas is
expected in late 2015.
“We are delighted to be continuing to deliver successfully
for GDF SUEZ E&P on their strategically important Cygnus field,”
said John Pearson, managing director of AMEC’s Europe & West
Africa business. “This latest award confirms both our and GDF’s
commitment to the long term future of the North Sea.”
20 – NOVEMBER 2012