Kraken Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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

Kraken is a part of the Kraken complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Kraken Operating[1] Enquest Plc[1][2] Enquest Plc (70.5%); Waldorf Production UK Ltd. (29.5%)[3][4] 1995[5] 2016[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Kraken Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 128 million bbl 2017 [6]

Table 3: Production from Kraken 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 36.69 million m³/y 2019 [7]
production oil 11.0 million bbl/y 2019 [7]
production gas 44.23 million m³/y 2022 [1]
production oil 8.19 million bbl/y 2022 [1]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Kingdom[7] 59.9143, 1.2505 (exact)[7]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Kraken complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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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/20230628053451/https://www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/enquest-and-bumi-armada-working-hard-to-return-to-normal-at-north-sea-oilfield/2-1-1475735. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817104615/https://www.scottishenergynews.com/aberdeens-first-oil-company-goes-bust-after-giving-away-kraken-stake-to-cairn-energy/. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230510225600/https://www.waldorf-production.com/assets/kraken/. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "OGA Offshore Zipped Shapefiles 2020". Oil and Gas Authority. 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823145401/http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/179802/enquest-has-delivered-kraken-heavy-oil-field-considerably-under-budget-179802.html. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.