Environmental statement - Flyndre and Cawdor - Maersk Oil

Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement
Section 1 Introduction
1. INTRODUCTION
The Flyndre field straddles three blocks; 30/13c and 30/14 in the United Kingdom sector of the North
Sea and 1/5a in the Norwegian sector. The Cawdor field lies across two blocks, 30/13c and 30/14
both of which are in the UK sector (Figure 1‐1). Both fields are located in the south eastern part of
the Central Graben basin, 293 km east southeast of Aberdeen in a water depth of approximately
70 m.
Figure 1‐1 Flyndre and Cawdor fields location map.
Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd. (Maersk Oil) propose to develop the Flyndre and Cawdor fields, by drilling
one well at Cawdor and utilising the existing Flyndre appraisal well. The wells will be tied back via a
common production line to Talisman’s Clyde platform located in UKCS block 30/17b, ≈ 25 km west of
the Flyndre field in water depths of ≈ 79 m (Figure 1‐2). Based on production levels a further two
wells may be drilled at the Cawdor field at a later date (Phase II). This ES considers the impact
associated with the drilling of three wells and production from four wells.
Neither the Flyndre or Cawdor fields are currently exploited for the production of oil and gas. The
Maersk Oil development plan aims for first oil production from the Flyndre field in Q3 of 2013 while
first oil production from the Cawdor development is expected in Q3 of 2014. The design life for the
subsea system is such that production could continue to the end of 2026.
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