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

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Achmelvich	Discovered	–	BP (52.6%); Shell (28.0%); Chevron (19.4%)	2018	–	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Achmelvich Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel description	Reserves 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	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Kingdom	Offshore	56.772, 1.682 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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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".

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Additional Data

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