Britannia

(Britannia Operator Ltd)

Offshore gas condensate field under development

Block and licence number:

16/26, P.213

Map reference:

Plate 8

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997:

Conoco (U.K.) Limited

37.83

Chevron U.K. Limited

33.16

Union Texas Britannia Limited

12.65

Saga Petroleum UK Ltd

11.75

Conoco Petroleum Limited

2.35

Phillips Petroleum Co UK Ltd

2.25

Date of discovery:

September 1975

Production start:

expected Sept. 1998

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present :

(billion cubic metres): 88.17
(million tonnes condensate): 19.23

First year of peak production:

1999

Peak production:

(billion cubic metres per year): 6.58
(million tonnes condensate) 2.22

Water depth:

136m

Transport system:

Gas via 26" ID own build pipeline to SAGE terminal at St. Fergus. Liquid through 14’’ pipeline via BP Forties Unity Platform to Forties pipeline system.

Extension into other UK blocks:

Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at the end of 1997:

15/30, P.103

Conoco Limited	41.97
Gulf Oil North Sea Limited	33.03
Texaco Britain Ltd	25.00

15/29a, P.119

Texaco North Sea UK Limited	75.00
Conoco (UK) Limited	25.00

16/27a, P.225

Phillips Petroleum Company United Kingdom Limited	82.88
Saga Petroleum UK Ltd	17.12

16/27b, P.345

Chevron U.K. Limited	35.75
Union Texas Brittania Limited	26.00
Conoco (U.K.) Limited	16.00
Saga Petroleum UK Ltd	10.00
Phillips Petroleum Co Ltd	6.25
Conoco Petroleum Limited	6.00

Remarks:

Name Britannia

Latin for Britain. Also used for the female personification of Britain.