Capercaillie Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Capercaillie Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Capercaillie Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Capercaillie	Discovered	–	BP (100.0%)	2018	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Capercaillie Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
hydrocarbons	recoverable resources	42	million boe	2019

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Capercaillie Oil and Gas Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Kingdom	60.601, -2.524 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Background

The field was discovered in 2018. According to BP, "options are expected to be considered for a possible tie-back development to existing infrastructure."

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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