Harding Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)
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Harding Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field is an in-development oil and gas field in United Kingdom.
Harding Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Harding North.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for Harding Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Redevelopment | in-development[1][2] | TAQA Bratani[3][4][2] | Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [70%]; TotalEnergies SE [30%][5][3][2][5][3][2] | 1987[6][7][8][9] | 2024[1][2] | – | conventional |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of Harding Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hydrocarbons | remaining economically recoverable volumes | 58.0 | million boe | 2022 | [10] |
Location
Table 3: Field-level location details for Harding Redevelopment Oil and Gas Field
| Concession/Block | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/23b[11][6][8] | offshore, United Kingdom[12] | offshore[13] | 59.2893, 1.5325 (exact)[12] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Background
Harding oil field was discovered in 1987 by Britoil (now owned by BP).[14] The field is composed of five separate reservoirs, which include the central field and four smaller fields to the North, North-East, South, and South-East. It began producing oil in 1996.[15]
Harding production of oil began in 1996 and peaked in 1999. It has produced 286.8 Mmbbl of oil and 129 bcf (22.2 Mmboe) of gas in its lifetime.[15]
Gas redevelopment project
In 2006, BP announced plans to develop the gas resources in the reservoir via the Harding Area Gas Project; however, the project was abandoned due multiple factors, including scope of work, high development costs, and low gas prices.[16] In 2013, TAQA completed the acquisition of the field from BP, becoming the operator of the field.[17] In 2017, TAQA and Maersk funded concept studies on potential facilities for supporting a project to exploit the remaining gas reserves at the field.[18][19] In 2019, TAQA submitted an environmental statement about a proposed project at Harding but the document was not made available to the public.[18]
Production at the gas field was expected to commence once the remaining recoverable oil has been produced from the area, although no clear FID or start date has been reported.[19]
Ownership
The field was originally owned by TAQA (70%), with TAQA Bratani Limited as the operator, and Maersk (30%).[16] In August 2018, Total acquired Maersk and its North Sea assets, including the 30% interest in the Harding oil field.[20][21] TAQA is a fully owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.[22][23] In December 2021, TAQA was intent on selling its North Sea assets, including the Harding oil field.[24] This sale would also include the potential gas blowdown project at Harding and at TAQA’s other Quadrant 9 Area fields.[25]
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20241009165219/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:K2LrqfxBRpoJ:https:%252F%252Fwww.upstreamonline.com%252Fexclusive%252Ftaqa-deadline-due-this-month-for-uk-north-sea-business%252F2-1-1111428&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Archived from the original on 09 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006063629/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/harding-heavy-oil-field-uk/. 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 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050907/https://eu.taqa.com/oil-and-gas/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221202161017/https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/230017/more-than-a-dozen-north-sea-projects-face-red-light-due-to-oil-price-plummet/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230227132612/https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/company-news/article/16772189/taqa-replaces-bp-as-north-sea-harding-operator. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2003.020.01.24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221006070929/https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/equipment-engineering/article/16762355/production-tgp500-harding-platform-successful-accommodation-with-crine-and-a-milestone-in-partnering. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220606095658/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/992937/TAQA_-_OSPAR_Environmental_Statement_2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221006064859/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BqovIRagrL4J:https://www.upstreamonline.com/field-development/taqa-takes-development-step-at-harding/2-1-722779&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230423235407/https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-can-new-uk-oil-and-gas-licences-ever-be-climate-compatible/. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/oga-field-production-points-pprs-wgs84.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "TAQA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 2020" (PDF). gov.uk. 2020. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "UKCS Production Dashboard". UKCS Production Dashboard. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Harding Area Gas Project, North Sea". Offshore Technology. Aug 28, 2007. Archived from the original on Dec 28, 2021. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ "TAQA replaces BP as North Sea Harding operator". Offshore Mag. Jun 3, 2013. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Taqa takes development step at Harding". Upstream Online. Dec 12, 2019. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Conceptual work under way for gas at Quad 9". Upstream Online. Mar 10, 2017. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Total Closes the Maersk Oil Acquisition and Becomes the Second-Largest Operator in the North Sea". Total Energies. Aug 3, 2018. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Harding Heavy Oil Field, UK". Offshore Technology. Apr 29, 2022. Archived from the original on Aug 26, 2022. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ "TAQA". ADX. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Companies". GlobalData. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
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