Gryphon Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)
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Gryphon Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for Gryphon Oil and Gas Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gryphon | Operating[1] | Totalenergies Upstream Uk Limited[1] | TotalEnergies E&P North Sea UK (86.5%); Sojitz Energy Development Limited (13.5%)[2] | 1987[3] | 1992[4] | 1993[3] | Conventional[5] |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Production from Gryphon Oil and Gas Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production | gas | 153.3 | million m³/y | 2019 | [5] |
| production | oil | 0.92 | million bbl/y | 2019 | [5] |
| production | gas | 62.31 | million m³/y | 2022 | [6] |
| production | oil | 0.47 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [6] |
| production | oil | 0.53 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [7] |
| production | associated gas | 93.83 | million m³/y | 2023 | [7] |
| production | dry gas | 0 | million m³/y | 2023 | [7] |
| production | gas condensate | 0 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [7] |
Location
Table 3: Field-level location details for Gryphon Oil and Gas Field
| Concession/Block | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009/18b[4] | Offshore, United Kingdom[7] | Offshore[8] | 59.3543, 1.5487 (exact)[7] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Background
Originally, the field was discovered in 1987,[9] and production began in 1993.[10] Gryphon oil production peaked in 1994. It has produced 137.5 Mmbbl of oil and 123 bcf (21.2 Mmboe) since 1993, 99.31% of its total recoverable reserves.[10][11]
Gas redevelopment project
The redevelopment focuses on extracting gas from the mature oil field.[12] Since at least 2013, Maersk Oil has proposed exploiting the field's gas resources.[12] Maersk Oil, TAQA and other partners issued a statement in 2017 expressing interest in developing mature oil fields to exploit “a significant gas cap” in the Quad 9 area. The gas cap straddles the Harding, Morrone, Gryphon, South Gryphon and Tullich fields.[13]
Production at the gas field was expected to commence once the remaining recoverable oil has been produced from the area, which will be in 2025 according to Offshore Technology, although no clear FID or start date has been reported.[11][13]
Ownership
As of 2022, TotalEnergies E&P North Sea UK Limited operates the field and holds 86.5% equity in the P103 and P496 licenses. Sojitz Vitality Improvement holds the remaining 13.5%.[14]
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Sea Transition Authority (2024). "NTSA Offshore Fields". UK Open Data. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ https://itportal.nstauthority.co.uk/information/licence_reports/offshorebyblock.html https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/813101/Total_-_Annual_Public_Statement_2018_Rev_1.pdf, https://itportal.nstauthority.co.uk/information/licence_reports/offshorebyblock.html.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "OGA Offshore Zipped Shapefiles 2020". Oil and Gas Authority. 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oil and Gas Authority (2016). "Full List of Offshore Approvals". UK Government. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 North Sea Transition Authority (2024). "NSTA Field Production". UK Open Data. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=is malformed: save command (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Gryphon" (PDF). TotalEnergies. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 "UKCS Production Dashboard". UKCS Production Dashboard. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gryphon Conventional Oil Field, UK". Offshore Technology. May 18, 2022. Archived from the original on Aug 26, 2022. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Gryphon is back after a long, painful journey". Upstream Online. Aug 30, 2013. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid
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