| Nevis |
(Mobil) |
| Offshore
oil & gas field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
9/13a, P.139 |
| 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: |
August 1974 |
| Production
start: |
September 1996 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
11.68 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1999 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
1.152 |
| Water
depth: |
104m |
| Gravity:
|
36° API |
| Sulphur
content: |
Nil |
| Transport
system: |
Tanker
loading offshore from Beryl facilities for oil, gas
through the SAGE system. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 9/12a, P. 254
| Amerada Hess Ltd |
27.78 |
| Mobil North Sea
Ltd |
34.55 |
| Amerada Hess (Oil
& Gas) Ltd |
37.67 |
|
| Remarks: |
Nevis South
is Stage 1 of the Nevis Field development. Nevis South
will be a phased subsea development routed to the Beryl A
platform for the processing and export of hydrocarbons. |
| Name
Nevis |
Mobil
operated North Sea fields are named after Scottish lochs
and firths. |