Achmelvich Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Achmelvich Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Achmelvich	Discovered	–	BP (52.6%); Shell (28.0%); Chevron (19.4%)	2018	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Achmelvich Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
hydrocarbons	recoverable resources	97	million boe	2019

Location

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

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Kingdom	56.772, 1.682 (exact)

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Background

The field was discovered in 2018. According to Reuters, the discovery of the Achmelvich and Capercaillie fields provide new impetus to BP's "plans to boost production in the ageing basin into the middle of the century".

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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