Cheviot Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)
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Cheviot Field is an oil and gas field in development in the North Sea, off the coast of the United Kingdom.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the field in the North Sea, off the coast of the United Kingdom.
Background
Cheviot is a redevelopment of the Emerald field, which was discovered in 1975 and put into production by Midland & Scottish Energy Ltd in 1992 after an “unusually large number of setbacks and changes.”[1] Due to “inadequate project planning and execution,”[2] the field was abandoned after eight percent of the original oil in place was extracted.[2] Cheviot is considered “one of the largest undeveloped fields in the UK North Sea.”[3]
In 2003, Alpha Petroleum was awarded the license for the field.[2] As of 2022, Alpha has a 100% interest in the Cheviot field. Waldorf Production announced that it has acquired Alpha Petroleum from Shorelight Partners on July 11, 2022.[4]
According to the NSTA Energy Pathfinder, Alpha Petroleum was targeting first oil in Q2 2021, however an April 2020 update said that target was delayed due to COVID-19.[5] As of 2022, Cheviot is expected to start commercial production in 2024, reach peak production in 2025, and continue producing until the end of the field's economic life in 2039.[6]
Friends of the Earth calculated the potential lifecycle emissions of the field to be 34 MtCo2e, and stated putting into into production would be ignoring the guidance of the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 report.[7]
Project Details
- Status: In development[4]
- Coordinates: 60.6990, 0.0849 (exact)[2][8]
- Operator: Alpha Petroleum UK Holdings[9][10][11]
- Owner: Alpha Petroleum[12]
- Parent: Waldorf Production[13]
- Discovery year: 1975[2]
- Production start year: 2024 (expected)[6]
- Basin:
- Concession/Block: 2/10b, 2/15a, 3/11b[14]
- Project/Complex:
Production and Reserves
Table 1: Production and Reserves - Cheviot Field
| Category | Fuel Description | Reserve Classification | Quantity | Units | Data Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| reserves | oil | contingent resources | 50.00 | million bbl | 2022 | [4] |
| reserves | gas | contingent resources | 120.00 | bcf | 2022 | [4] |
| production design capacity | oil | 30000.00 | bpd | [not stated] | [5] |
- million bbl = barrels of oil, bcf = billion cubic feet, bpd = barrels per day
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Emerald oil field on production in North Sea". Oil and Gas Journal. August 31, 1992 – via U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Cheviot | Alpha Petroleum". www.alphapetroleum.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Acquisition of Alpha Petroleum from Shorelight Partners". Waldorf Production. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Waldorf Production announces the acquisition of Alpha Petroleum from Shorelight Partners". www.alphapetroleum.com. July 11, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Energy Pathfinder". North Sea Transition Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Carmen (October 28, 2021). "Cheviot Conventional Oil Field, UK". Offshore Technology. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Tip of the iceberg: The future of fossil fuel extraction | Policy and insight". Friends of the Earth | Policy and insight. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ Seabourn, John (August 31, 2022). "Relinquishments". North Sea Transition Authority. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Allister Thomas (2020-03-23). "More than a dozen North Sea projects face red light due to oil price plummet". Energy Voice. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "North Sea Reporter - Issue 667" (PDF). Klenergy Publishing. February 23, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ OGV Energy (July 2019). "OGV Energy - Issue 23". Issu. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Cheviot | Alpha Petroleum". www.alphapetroleum.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ↑ "Our Investments". Shorelight. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Hoffart, Jackson (July 29, 2021). "Equity Holders in North Sea Licenses". Common Wealth. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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