| Clyde |
(Talisman) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
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| Block
and licence number: |
30/17b, P.266 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 9 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Talisman
Energy (UK) Ltd. |
51.00 |
| Esso Expl.
& Production UK Ltd. |
24.50 |
| Shell UK Ltd
|
24.50 |
| Date
of discovery: |
June 1978 |
| Production
start: |
March 1987 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
17.55 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1988 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
0.22 |
| Water
depth: |
81m |
| Gravity:
|
37.5º API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.40% |
| Transport
system: |
Oil piped to
Fulmar for tanker loading offshore . Gas piped to Fulmar
and then to St. Fergus via the new Fulmar pipeline. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
30/16 waiver
in place. Commercial depletion possible. |
| Remarks: |
|
| Name
Clyde |
After the
Scottish river. |