| Ness |
(Mobil) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
9/13b, P.337 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 7 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Mobil North
Sea Ltd. |
45.00 |
| Amerada Hess
Ltd. |
20.00 |
| Enterprise
Oil plc |
20.00 |
| BG North Sea
Holdings Ltd. |
10.00 |
| OMV (UK)
Ltd. |
5.00 |
| Date
of discovery: |
May 1986 |
| Production
start: |
August 1987 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
5.40 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1988 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
1.00 |
| Water
depth: |
118m |
| Gravity:
|
37°API |
| Sulphur
content: |
Nil |
| Transport
system: |
Tanker
loading offshore from Beryl facilities. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 9/13a, P.139
| Mobil North Sea
Ltd. |
45.00 |
| Amerada Hess Ltd. |
20.00 |
| Enterprise Oil
plc |
20.00 |
| BG North Sea
Holdings Ltd. |
10.00 |
| OMV (UK) Ltd |
5.00 |
|
| Remarks: |
The subsea
field is produced to Beryl B platform for processing. Gas
exported via the SAGE pipeline to St. Fergus. |
| Name
Ness |
Mobil-operated
Northern North Sea fields are named after Scottish lochs
and firths. |