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Summary Information
* Operator: BP
* Country: UK
* Location: Central North Sea, 230km NE of Aberdeen
* Production start: 1996
* Partners: JX Nippon
* Type: Oil & Gas
* Estimated Reserves: - 150 million barrels of oil and natural gas liquids, 245 billion cubic feet of gas
* Production Volume:

+++ Description
* Andrew is located approximately 230 kilometres North East of Aberdeen and covers an area of 27 square kilometres, spanning licence blocks 16/27a and 16/28.
* The Andrew development consists of:
* A single fixed platform.
* A piled steel jacket supporting an integrated deck with production, drilling and accommodation facilities.
* The Andrew topsides include facilities to operate the nearby Cyrus subsea satellite development.
* Oil pipeline - 10-inch to Forties System then to Cruden Bay
* Gas Pipeline - 8-inch to [[[Cats Central Area Transmission System Gas Pipeline | CATS]]]; System to Teesside

+++ Contractors
* The Andrew Alliance consisted of: BP, Brown & Root, Santa Fe, Saipem, Highlands Fabricators, Allseas, Emtunga, and Trafalgar House.
* **Saipem:** Installation
* **Heerema:** fabrication of the 750 tons process module with a length 18 meters, a width of 13 meters and a height of 28 meters for installation on the existing BP Andrew platform
* **Emtunga:** 70 man single lift quarters
* **Aker Solutions:** Consultancy for damaged internals, Internals - Drain Pipes/Jacking Ring, Supervision of internals installation for HP Scrubber

+++ History
* 1974 - Andrew Oil And Gas Field discovered
* 1994 - Development consent given
* 1996 - Production started
* 2001 - In order to maintain production rates, a program of infill drilling began
* 2005 - Centrica agreed to acquire a small share in the field, but was preempted by Talisman and Hess
* 2011 - BP Approves Development of Kinnoull Field as a tie back to Andrew
* 2012 - New topsides constructed
* 2012 - JX Nippon acquires an additional stake from ENI

+++ Geology
* The Andrew reservoir lies at a depth of some 2,430 metres below sea level and is contained within the Palaeocene. In addition there is an underlying lower Cretaceous gas reservoir, which has not been fully appraised.

+++ Links
# [[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]]
# [[Aker Solutions Oil And Gas Processing References]]
# [[Emtunga Europe Offshore Platform References]]
# [[Nessco Platform References]]
# [[Saipem Europe Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project R]]
# [[FoundOcean Europe Subsea References]]
# [http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/U/uk_asset_andrew.pdf The Andrew Field, BP]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:centrica-to-acquire-interests-in-north-sea-gas-field Centrica to acquire interests in North Sea gas fields]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:centrica-completes-offshore-agreement-and-ceases-int Centrica completes offshore agreement and ceases interest in one field]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1259 BP and Co-Venturers Approve Development of Kinnoull Field]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3267 Heerema Hartlepool completes North Sea BP Andrew Process Module]
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3598 Major asset acquisition in the UKCS]

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 * The Andrew topsides include facilities to operate the nearby Cyrus subsea satellite development.
 * Oil pipeline - 10-inch to [[Forties Pipeline System]] then to Cruden Bay
-* Gas Pipeline - 8-inch to [[Cats Central Area Transmission System Gas Pipeline | CATS]]; System to Teesside
+* Gas Pipeline - 8-inch to [[CATS Central Area Transmission System Gas Pipeline | CATS]]; System to Teesside
 +++ Contractors

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 ** A piled steel jacket supporting an integrated deck with production, drilling and accommodation facilities.
 * The Andrew topsides include facilities to operate the nearby Cyrus subsea satellite development.
-* Oil pipeline - 10-inch to Forties System then to Cruden Bay
+* Oil pipeline - 10-inch to [[Forties Pipeline System]] then to Cruden Bay
 * Gas Pipeline - 8-inch to [[Cats Central Area Transmission System Gas Pipeline | CATS]]; System to Teesside

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 * Andrew is located approximately 230 kilometres North East of Aberdeen and covers an area of 27 square kilometres, spanning licence blocks 16/27a and 16/28.
 * The Andrew development consists of:
- * A single fixed platform.
+** A single fixed platform.
- * A piled steel jacket supporting an integrated deck with production, drilling and accommodation facilities.
+** A piled steel jacket supporting an integrated deck with production, drilling and accommodation facilities.
 * The Andrew topsides include facilities to operate the nearby Cyrus subsea satellite development.
 * Oil pipeline - 10-inch to Forties System then to Cruden Bay