Pelican	(Shell)
Offshore oil field in production.
Block and licence number:	Part 211/26a, P.232
Map reference:	Plate 6
Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997:
Shell U.K. Ltd.	50.00
Esso Exploration & Production UK Ltd.	50.00
Date of discovery:	August 1975
Production start:	January 1996
Operator’s estimate of:
Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes):	10.50 (billion cubic metres): Gas 0.50
First year of peak production:	1996
Peak production (million tonnes per year):	1.45
Water depth:	150m
Gravity:	35°API
Sulphur content:	0.9%
Transport system:	Oil and NGL’s piped to Sullom Voe. Gas exported to St. Fergus via Western Leg and FLAGS.
Extension into other UK blocks:	Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: Part 3/1a, P.239 Shell U.K. Ltd 50.00 Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd. 50.00
Remarks:	Subsea development tied into Cormorant Alpha platform.
Name Pelican	Shell’s offshore oil fields are named after sea birds.

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Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9
Appendix 1 | Appendix 2 | Appendix 3 | Appendix 4 | Appendix 5 | Appendix 6 | Appendix 7 | Appendix 8
Appendix 9 | Appendix 10 | Appendix 11 | Appendix 12 | Appendix 13 | Appendix 14 | Appendix 15 | Appendix 16 | Appendix 17
Plate 1 | Plate 2W | Plate 2E | Plate 3W | Plate 3E | Plate 4W | Plate 4E | Plate 5W | Plate 5E | Plate 6 | Plate 7
Plate 8W | Plate 8E | Plate 9W | Plate 9E | Plate 10W | Plate 10E | Plate 11 | Plate 12