Machar Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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

Along with Mungo Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Murlach (redevelopment) Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), and Seagull Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Machar Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Eastern Trough Area Project Oil and Gas Project (United Kingdom).

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Machar operating[1] Bp Exploration[1] BP PLC [100%][2] 1976[3] 1994[4] 1994[3] conventional[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Machar Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
crude oil and condensate remaining recoverable reserves 17.17 million bbl 2023 ​[6]
gas remaining recoverable reserves 935.88 million m³ 2023 ​[6]

Table 3: Production from Machar 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 209.83 million m³/y 2019 ​[7]
production oil 3.11 million bbl/y 2019 ​[7]
production gas 324.43 million m³/y 2022 ​[8]
production oil 1.62 million bbl/y 2022 ​[8]
production associated gas 274.53 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 1.47 million bbl/y 2023 ​[9]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
023/26a[4] offshore, United Kingdom[9] offshore[10] 57.079, 2.0858 (exact)[9]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Eastern Trough Area Project 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. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230207211745/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/bp-etap-hub-celebrates-20-years-production.html. Archived from the original on 07 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a758ec3e5274a6faebebded/Full_List_of_Offshore_Field_Approvals__September_2016_.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230607051430/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-machar-conventional-oil-field-uk/. Archived from the original on 07 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230607030535/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-shaw-conventional-oil-field-uk/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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)
  10. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)