Asset Report
Buzzard
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Discovered in 2001, Buzzard was the largest oil discovery in the UK in over a decade. It is located in the Outer Moray Firth Basin, 100 kilometres northeast of Aberdeen.Production started in 2007 and the field has made a major contribution to UK liquids production. It still accounts for around 6% of oil supply, although the field is now in decline. The development comprises three fixed steel installations and a fourth bridge-linked hydrogen sulphide (H2S) handling platform.Following ...
Table of contents
- Key facts
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Summary and key issues
- Summary
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Key issues
- Infill wells drilled but production continues to decline
- Electrification of Buzzard looking less likely
- Buzzard Emissions Reduction Action Plan (ERAP)
- Forties Pipeline tariff
- Buzzard to become gas deficient in 2026
- Location maps
- Participation
- Geology
- Well data
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Exploration
- Future exploration
- Buzzard main field exploration and appraisal
- Buzzard North Terrace
- Nearby exploration and appraisal
- Reserves and resources
- Production
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Development
- Phase I
- Drilling
- Historical drilling
- Platforms and facilities
- Drilling
- Facilities
- Contracts
- Sulphur extraction
- Infrastructure
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Costs
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Capital costs
- Buzzard
- Buzzard Phase II - North Terrace
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Operating costs
- Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
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Capital costs
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Index map
- Buzzard map
- Participation: Table 1
- Geology: Table 1
- Well data: Table 1
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- Buzzard production profile
- Infrastructure: Table 1
- Development: Table 1
- 16 more item(s)...
What's included
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