Elgin Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Elgin Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Along with Franklin Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom) and West Franklin Gas Field (United Kingdom), Elgin is a part of the Elgin-Franklin Oil and Gas Complex (United Kingdom).

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Elgin Operating[1] TotalEnergies[1] TotalEnergies (46.2%); Eni UK Limited (21.9%); Harbour Energy (19.3%); Ithaca Energy (6.1%); other (6.6%)[2] 1991[3] 1997[4] 2001[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Elgin Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas recoverable resources 12261.08 million m³ 2021 [5]

Table 3: Production from Elgin Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production gas 1617.17 million m³/y 2019 [6]
production oil 9.62 million bbl/y 2019 [6]
production gas 1718.18 million m³/y 2022 [1]
production oil 6.46 million bbl/y 2022 [1]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Elgin Oil and Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Kingdom[6] 57.0019, 1.8479 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Elgin-Franklin complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 North Sea Transition Authority (45121). "NSTA Field Production, PPRS (WGS84)". Open Data NSTA. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327130607/https://www.ithacaenergy.com/assets/elgin-franklin. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 UK Oil and Gas Resources. 2001.
  4. Sheila Young (2008). "Oil and gas field names in the central and northern sectors of the North Sea" (PDF). Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved August 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Nick Ferris (44404). "Exclusive natural gas data reveals trillions of dollars of upcoming projects". Energy Monitor. Archived from the original on 44974. Retrieved 44974. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.