Blake (BG International)
Offshore oil field under development.
Block and licence number: 13/24a, 13/24b & 13/29b, P101, P810 & P729
Map reference: Plate 8
Grid reference: 1° 20’ W 58° 12’ N
Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:
BG International Ltd 44.0
Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd 33.6
Talisman North Sea Ltd 2.4
Rigel Petroleum UK Ltd 17.6
Paladin Expro. Ltd. 2.4
Date of discovery: April 1997
Production start: August 2001
Operator’s estimate of:  
Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes): 7.8-8.9
(Actual reserves dependent upon economic field life. Ranges given show technical reserves for 10 & 14 yr life)
First year of peak production:  
Peak production (million tonnes per year): 2.03
Water depth: 100m
Transport system: The field is developed by the use of a sub-sea system tied-back to the Bleu Holm a FPSO situated on the Ross Field approx. 10km away .The oil is processed and stored on the FPSO and exported via shuttle tanker. Excess gas is exported via the Frigg UK pipeline.
Extension into other UK blocks: Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

The field extends into 3 blocks 13/24a, 13/24b and 13/29b
Remarks: A field determination has been drawn up. Equity has been fixed for all time with no further redetermination.
Field Determination No. 301

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Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
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
Index Map | 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 | Legend
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