Murlach Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Murlach Oil and Gas Field is an in development oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

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

Murlach Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Skua.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Murlach	In development	BP	BP (80.0%); NEO Energy (20.0%)	1986	2023	2025 (expected)	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Murlach 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	15.26	million bbl	2021	​
gas	Remaining recoverable reserves	201.05	million m³	2021	​
gas	EUR	602	million m³	2022	​
oil	EUR	25.9	million bbl	2022	​

Table 3: Production from Murlach 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 design capacity	crude oil and condensate	2.56	million bbl/y	2025
production design capacity	gas	41.34	million m³/y	2025

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
22/24h	Offshore, United Kingdom	Offshore	57.083, 1.233 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Eastern Trough Area Project complex:

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