Gryphon Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)
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Gryphon Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.
Along with Gryphon Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Gryphon Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Gryphon Project.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for Gryphon Oil and Gas Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gryphon | operating[1] | Totalenergies Upstream Uk[1] | Sojitz Energy Development Ltd [13%]; TotalEnergies E&P North Sea UK [86%][2][3][2][3] | 1987[4] | 1992[5] | 1993[4] | conventional[6] |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Production from Gryphon Oil and Gas Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production | gas | 153.3 | million m³/y | 2019 | [6] |
| production | oil | 0.92 | million bbl/y | 2019 | [6] |
| production | gas | 62.31 | million m³/y | 2022 | [7] |
| production | oil | 0.47 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [7] |
| production | associated gas | 93.83 | million m³/y | 2023 | [8] |
| production | dry gas | 0.0 | million m³/y | 2023 | [8] |
| production | gas condensate | 0.0 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [8] |
| production | oil | 0.53 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [8] |
Location
Table 3: Field-level location details for Gryphon Oil and Gas Field
| Concession/Block | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009/18b[5] | offshore, United Kingdom[8] | offshore[9] | 59.3543, 1.5487 (exact)[8] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Gryphon Project ():
Background
Originally, the field was discovered in 1987,[10] and production began in 1993.[11] Gryphon oil production peaked in 1994. It has produced 137.5 Mmbbl of oil and 123 bcf (21.2 Mmboe) since 1993, 99.31% of its total recoverable reserves.[11][12]
Gas redevelopment project
The redevelopment focuses on extracting gas from the mature oil field.[13] Since at least 2013, Maersk Oil has proposed exploiting the field's gas resources.[13] Maersk Oil, TAQA and other partners issued a statement in 2017 expressing interest in developing mature oil fields to exploit “a significant gas cap” in the Quad 9 area. The gas cap straddles the Harding, Morrone, Gryphon, South Gryphon and Tullich fields.[14]
Production at the gas field was expected to commence once the remaining recoverable oil has been produced from the area, which will be in 2025 according to Offshore Technology, although no clear FID or start date has been reported.[12][14]
Ownership
As of 2022, TotalEnergies E&P North Sea UK Limited operates the field and holds 86.5% equity in the P103 and P496 licenses. Sojitz Vitality Improvement holds the remaining 13.5%.[15]
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
- ↑ 1.0 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/20221006083409/http://itportal.nstauthority.co.uk/information/licence_reports/offshorebyblock.html. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210124204746/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/813101/Total_-_Annual_Public_Statement_2018_Rev_1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/OGAUTHORITY::oga-offshore-zipped-shapefiles-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a758ec3e5274a6faebebded/Full_List_of_Offshore_Field_Approvals__September_2016_.xlsx.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/oga-field-production-points-pprs-wgs84.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::-nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 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/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Gryphon" (PDF). TotalEnergies. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "UKCS Production Dashboard". UKCS Production Dashboard. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Gryphon Conventional Oil Field, UK". Offshore Technology. May 18, 2022. Archived from the original on Aug 26, 2022. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Gryphon is back after a long, painful journey". Upstream Online. Aug 30, 2013. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:1 - ↑ "Offshore Licence Data - by Block". North Sea Transition Authority. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
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