Lancaster oilfield | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Region | United Kingdom territorial waters |
Location | West of Shetland |
Block | 205/21a, 205/22a, 205/26b and 205/22b |
Offshore/onshore | offshore |
Coordinates | 60°11′N 3°52′W / 60.183°N 3.867°W |
Operator | Hurricane Energy |
Field history | |
Discovery | 2009 |
Start of development | November 2016 |
Start of production | June 2019 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 13,300 barrels per day (~6.63×10 5 t/a) |
Estimated oil in place | 3,333 million barrels (~4.547×10 8 t) |
Producing formations | Naturally fractured Precambrian age granitic basement |
The Lancaster oilfield is an offshore oil field in Scottish territorial waters 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Shetland and 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of mainland Scotland in water depths of around 155 metres (509 ft). It comprises licence blocks 205/21a, 205/22a, 205/26b and 205/22b in Licence P1368 (Central), all of which are fully owned by Hurricane Energy.[1] It is the first naturally fractured basement oilfield in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf to reach production.