BG starts Everest East expansion output

March 18, 2013
BG Group has started production from its Everest East expansion project in the UK North Sea, expecting output to peak at more than 10,000 boe/d.

BG Group has started production from its Everest East expansion project in the UK North Sea, expecting output to peak at more than 10,000 boe/d.

The project includes two subsea wells tied back to the North Everest platform and modifications to the existing production system.

BG says total gross reserves are 20.6 million boe. It reports Everest field processing and exporting capacities at 15,000 b/d of oil and 35 MMscfd of natural gas.