Neptune begins Seagull drilling offshore UK

Neptune Energy and joint venture partners started drilling on the Seagull project on license P1622 Block 22/29C, 17 km south of the BP-operated Eastern Trough Area Project central processing facility (ETAP CPF) in UK Central North Sea.

The development will be tied back to the ETAP CPF, partially utilizing existing subsea infrastructure (OGJ Online, Sept. 23, 2020). Gas from the development will come onshore at the CATS processing terminal at Teesside, while oil will come onshore through the Forties Pipeline System to the Kinneil Terminal at Grangemouth.

The Gorilla VI (JU-248) jackup rig, operated by Valaris, will drill four wells for the development over the course of the campaign, which is expected to last 18 months. Seagull is expected to produce 50,000 boe/d. Proved plus probable gross reserves are estimated at 50 million boe.

Neptune is operator (35%) with joint venture partners BP (50%) and JAPEX (15%).