York Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Spirit energy
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea
• Production start: 2013
• Partners: 100%
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The York platform is an unmanned facility with a tie back to Centrica’s Easington Gas Processing Terminal via a 34 km (21.25 miles) 16 inch pipeline.
• The York Field Development will exploit gas reservoirs in the Southern North Sea of the UK Continental Shelf, approximately 35 kilometres North-East of Easington.

Contractors

• **Heerema:** EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract of the 2,750 tonnes York platform
• **Saipem:** Pipeline installation
• **FoundOcean:** Grouting

History

• 2001 - York Gas Field discovered by Amerada Hess
• 2003 - Centrica acquired a 23% stake
• 2009 - Centrica acquired an additional 67% stake from Hess
• 2011 - Heerema awarded Centrica York platform contract
• 2013 - First gas produced
• 2017 - Spirit energy becomes the operator

Links

1. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
2. FoundOcean Subsea References
3. Saipem Europe Pipeline References
4. HFG awarded Centrica York platform contract
5. Centrica acquires additional 67 per cent share in North Sea gas development
6. North Sea Gas Success For Amerada Hess
7. Centrica Energy announces production has started from its York platform
8. Spirit Energy launched following completion of Centrica and Bayerngas Norge E&P joint venture