Lancaster oilfield

Lancaster oilfield
Lancaster oilfield is located in North Sea
Lancaster oilfield
Location of Lancaster oilfield
CountryUnited Kingdom
RegionUnited Kingdom territorial waters
LocationWest of Shetland
Block205/21a, 205/22a, 205/26b and 205/22b
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
Coordinates60°11′N 3°52′W / 60.183°N 3.867°W / 60.183; -3.867
OperatorHurricane Energy
Field history
Discovery2009
Start of developmentNovember 2016
Start of productionJune 2019
Production
Current production of oil13,300 barrels per day (~6.63×10^5 t/a)
Estimated oil in place3,333 million barrels (~4.547×10^8 t)
Producing formationsNaturally 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.

  1. ^ "EVALUATION OF HURRICANE ENERGY PLC'S LANCASTER FIELD WITHIN LICENCE P.1368". hurricaneenergy.com. 2 May 2017.