Forties Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)
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Forties Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for Forties Oil and Gas Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forties | operating[1] | Apache[1] | Apache Corp [97%]; NEO Energy Production UK Ltd [2%][2][2] | 1970[3] | 1975[4] | 1975[3] | conventional[5] |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of Forties Oil and Gas Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oil | proved reserves | 174.0 | million bbl | 2011 | [6] |
Table 3: Production from Forties Oil and Gas Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production | gas | 35.3 | million m³/y | 2019 | [7] |
| production | oil | 10.13 | million bbl/y | 2019 | [7] |
| production | gas | 25.83 | million m³/y | 2022 | [8] |
| production | oil | 5.22 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [8] |
| production | associated gas | 24.99 | million m³/y | 2023 | [9] |
| production | dry gas | 0.0 | million m³/y | 2023 | [9] |
| production | gas condensate | 0.0 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [9] |
| production | oil | 5.66 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [9] |
Location
Table 4: Field-level location details for Forties Oil and Gas Field
| Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| offshore, United Kingdom[9] | offshore[10] | 57.7308, 0.9187 (exact)[9] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://data.nstauthority.co.uk/arcgis/rest/services/Public_WGS84/UKCS_Offshore_Fields_WGS84/FeatureServer/0.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250515162230/https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/documents/NSTAUTHORITY::field-partners/about. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/OGAUTHORITY::oga-offshore-zipped-shapefiles-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.snsbi.org.uk/Nomina_articles/Nomina_32_Young.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230726044307/https://apacorp.com/portfolio/united-kingdom/forties/. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230401003012/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/forties-oil-field-north-sea/. Archived from the original on 01 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/oga-field-production-points-pprs-wgs84.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::-nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/.
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