Banff Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Canadian Natural Resources
• Country: UK
• Location: Central North Sea
• Production start: 1999
• Partners:
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field is no longer producing
• The Banff field lies approximately 200 miles east of Aberdeen in the Central North Sea, in Blocks 29/2a and 22/27a
• The field is operated using the Petrojarl Banff FPSO
• The Kyle Oil Field is tied back to the Banff FPSO
• Gas was exported via the CATS Central Area Transmission System Gas Pipeline

Contractors

• Aker McNulty: Topsides construction
• Subsea 7: Installation of replacement SCMs and flexible jumpers
• Bibby Offshore: Banff & Kyle valve isolation and umbilical preservation

History

• 1995 - Project development approved by UK Government
• 1998 - Petrobras acquired a stake from Santos
• 1999 - Production starts
• 2002 - Dana acquired a 12.4% interest from Eni
• 2003 - CNR acquired the field from Conoco
• 2009 - Subsea 7 awarded contract for replacement SCMs and flexible jumpers
• 2021 - Approval granted for decommissioning

Links

1. List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Bibby Offshore Subsea References
4. Offers Sought for Oil and Gas Interests in United Kingdom
5. PGS Announces Commencement of Oil Production From `Ramform Banff'
6. Eni Divests a Portfolio of Non-Core Assets in the Uk North Sea
7. Subsea 7 Announces North Sea Contract for CNR