| Alba
|
(Chevron) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
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|
| Block
and licence number: |
16/26, P.213 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 8 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Chevron UK
Ltd |
33.17 |
| Union Texas
Petroleum Ltd |
15.50 |
| Fina
Petroleum Development Ltd |
12.65 |
| Saga
Petroleum UK Ltd |
11.75 |
| Conoco (UK)
Ltd |
9.33 |
| Unilon Oil
Explorations Ltd |
6.80 |
| Statoil (UK)
Ltd |
5.00 |
| Conoco
Petroleum Ltd |
2.35 |
| Petrobras UK
Ltd |
2.25 |
| Baytrust Oil
Explorations Ltd |
1.20 |
| Date
of discovery: |
December 1984 |
| Production
start: |
January 1994 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
50.72 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1996 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
5.10 |
| Water
depth: |
138m |
| Gravity:
|
19/20° API |
| Sulphur
content: |
1.23/1.35% |
| Transport
system: |
Exported for
purpose built Floating Storage Unit (FSU) then by shuttle
tanker for refining in NW Europe |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
None |
| Remarks: |
Southern
area development continued in 1997 and will be the focus
for 1998. Phase IIb further expansion of platform process
and water injection facilities planned for 1998. |
| Name
Alba: |
Old name for
Northern Britain, and Italian word for dawn. |