| Amethyst East and Amethyst West | (BP) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Offshore gas field in production. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Block and licence number: | 47/14a, P.005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Map reference: | Plate 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Britoil plc | 32.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Enterprise Oil plc | 32.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ARCO British Ltd | 20.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Murphy Petroleum Ltd | 12.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fina Petroleum Development Ltd | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date
of discovery: Amethyst East: Amethyst West: |
October 1972 April 1970 |
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| Production
start: Amethyst East: Amethyst West: |
September 1990 July 1992 |
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| Operator’s estimate of: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Recoverable reserves originally present: | Gas:
20.84 (billion cubic metres) NGLs: 0.86 (million tonnes) |
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| First year of peak production: | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak production Gas (billion cubic metres per year): | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Water depth: | 21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transport system: | Pipeline to Easington. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Extension into other UK blocks: | Block number, licence
number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end
of 1997: 47/8a, 47/9a, P.030
47/15a, P.133
47/13a, P.050
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| Remarks: | Four platforms not normally manned. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Amethyst: | A precious stone, reflecting value. | ||||||||||||||||||||