West Brae Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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

Along with Brae-Central Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Brae-South Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Braemar Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), and East Brae Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), West Brae is a part of the Brae complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
West Brae Operating[1] Taqa Europa B.V.[1] 1975[2] 1997[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from West Brae 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 23.75 million m³/y 2019 [3]
production oil 1.7 million bbl/y 2019 [3]
production gas 28.48 million m³/y 2022 [1]
production oil 1.44 million bbl/y 2022 [1]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for West Brae Oil and Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Kingdom[3] 58.7694, 1.1977 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Brae 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. 2.0 2.1 "OGA Offshore Zipped Shapefiles 2020". Oil and Gas Authority. 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.