| Fife |
(Amerada Hess) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
31/26a, P.288 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 9 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Amerada Hess
Ltd |
85.00 |
| Premier Oil
Exploration Ltd. |
15.00 |
| Date
of discovery: |
April 1991 |
| Production
start: |
August 1995 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
6.62 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1996 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
1.96 |
| Water
depth: |
72m |
| Gravity:
|
36º API |
| Sulphur
content: |
Negligible |
| Transport
system: |
Tanker
loading offshore. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 31/27a, P.288
| Amerada Hess Ltd.
|
85.00 |
| Premier Oil
Exploration Ltd. |
15.00 |
39/1, 39/2, P.802
| Amerada Hess Ltd.
|
65.00 |
| Premier Oil
Exploration Ltd. |
35.00 |
|
| Remarks: |
Field has
been developed using subsea completed wells tied back to
contractor operated floating production storage &
offloading vessel (FPSO). Initial plans are for 4
producing wells and 3 water injectors. |
| Name
Fife |
After a
character in the ‘Scottish Play’ by
Shakespeare. |