| Ninian |
(Oryx) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
3/3, P.202 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 6 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Oryx UK
Energy Co. |
63.03 |
| Murphy
Petroleum Limited |
19.40 |
| Ranger Oil
(UK) Ltd |
11.61 |
| Sands North
Sea Limited |
5.96 |
| Date
of discovery: |
April 1974 |
| Production
start: |
December 1978 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
160 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1982 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
15.10 |
| Water
depth: |
140m |
| Gravity:
|
37°API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.75% |
| Transport
system: |
Oil and NGLs
piped to Sullom Voe. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 3/8a, P.199
| Ranger Oil (UK)
Ltd. |
55.00 |
| AGIP Oil Britain
Ltd. |
45.00 |
|
| Remarks: |
Oryx UK
Energy Company took over as operator on 1 February 1997
from Chevron. |
| Name
Ninian |
Named after
the Cumbrian missionary who first brought Christianity to
Scotland c400 AD. |