Franklin Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Franklin operating[1] Totalenergies Upstream Uk[1] other [22%]; Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd [21%]; TotalEnergies SE [25%]; Harbour Energy PLC [19%]; EF Oil & Gas Ltd [10%][2][3][4][5][2][3][4][5][2][3][4][5][2][3][4][5][2][3][4][5] 1986[6] 1997[7] 2001[6] conventional[8]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Franklin Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas remaining recoverable reserves 15942.47 million m³ 2021 ​[9]

Table 3: Production from Franklin 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 oil 10.52 million bbl/y 2019 ​[8]
production gas 2366.29 million m³/y 2022 ​[10]
production oil 6.86 million bbl/y 2022 ​[10]
production associated gas 2014.89 million m³/y 2023 ​[11]
production dry gas 0.0 million m³/y 2023 ​[11]
production gas condensate 0.0 million bbl/y 2023 ​[11]
production oil 7.95 million bbl/y 2023 ​[11]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
029/04b[7] offshore, United Kingdom[11] offshore[12] 56.9468, 1.8543 (exact)[11]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Elgin-Franklin Oil and Gas Project (United Kingdom):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20250118005356/https://www.harbourenergy.com/operations/uk-north-sea/uk-non-operated/elgin-franklin/. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eni-hold-387-ithaca-energy-following-completion-uk-asset-sale-2024-10-03/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20241003071225/https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/article/55036232/totalenergies-lets-flare-gas-recovery-contract-for-elgin-franklin. Archived from the original on 03 October 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20241003071239/https://www.ogv.energy/news-item/eni-to-divest-its-uk-upstream-assets-to-ithaca-energy. Archived from the original on 03 October 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/614736920. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a758ec3e5274a6faebebded/Full_List_of_Offshore_Field_Approvals__September_2016_.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/oga-field-production-points-pprs-wgs84. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://energymonitor.ai/finance/risk-management/exclusive-natural-gas-data-reveals-trillions-of-dollars-of-upcoming-gas-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::-nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)