Harding Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)
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Harding 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 Harding Oil and Gas Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding | Operating[1] | Taqa Europa B.V.[1] | TAQA (70.0%); TotalEnergies (30.0%)[2] | 1987[3] | 1994[4] | 1996[3] | Conventional[5] |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Production from Harding Oil and Gas Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production | gas | 62.31 | million m³/y | 2019 | [5] |
| production | oil | 2.76 | million bbl/y | 2019 | [5] |
| production | gas | 60.16 | million m³/y | 2022 | [6] |
| production | oil | 2.31 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [6] |
| production | oil | 1.96 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [7] |
| production | associated gas | 57.27 | 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 Harding Oil and Gas Field
| Concession/Block | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 009/23b[4] | Offshore, United Kingdom[7] | Offshore[8] | 59.2943, 1.5282 (exact)[7] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Background
Harding oil field was discovered in 1987 by Britoil (now owned by BP).[9] The field is composed of five separate reservoirs, which include the central field and four smaller fields to the North, North-East, South, and South-East. It began producing oil in 1996.[10]
Harding production of oil began in 1996 and peaked in 1999. It has produced 286.8 Mmbbl of oil and 129 bcf (22.2 Mmboe) of gas in its lifetime.[10]
Gas redevelopment project
In 2006, BP announced plans to develop the gas resources in the reservoir via the Harding Area Gas Project; however, the project was abandoned due multiple factors, including scope of work, high development costs, and low gas prices.[11] In 2013, TAQA completed the acquisition of the field from BP, becoming the operator of the field.[12] In 2017, TAQA and Maersk funded concept studies on potential facilities for supporting a project to exploit the remaining gas reserves at the field.[13][14] In 2019, TAQA submitted an environmental statement about a proposed project at Harding but the document was not made available to the public.[13]
Production at the gas field was expected to commence once the remaining recoverable oil has been produced from the area, although no clear FID or start date has been reported.[14]
Ownership
The field was originally owned by TAQA (70%), with TAQA Bratani Limited as the operator, and Maersk (30%).[11] In August 2018, Total acquired Maersk and its North Sea assets, including the 30% interest in the Harding oil field.[15][16] TAQA is a fully owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.[17][18] In December 2021, TAQA was intent on selling its North Sea assets, including the Harding oil field.[19] This sale would also include the potential gas blowdown project at Harding and at TAQA’s other Quadrant 9 Area fields.[20]
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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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://eu.taqa.com/oil-and-gas/, https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/company-news/article/16772189/taqa-replaces-bp-as-north-sea-harding-operator https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/harding-heavy-oil-field-uk/, https://eu.taqa.com/oil-and-gas/, https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/company-news/article/16772189/taqa-replaces-bp-as-north-sea-harding-operator.
{{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) - ↑ "TAQA UK ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 2020" (PDF). gov.uk. 2020. 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 "Harding Area Gas Project, North Sea". Offshore Technology. Aug 28, 2007. Archived from the original on Dec 28, 2021. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ "TAQA replaces BP as North Sea Harding operator". Offshore Mag. Jun 3, 2013. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Taqa takes development step at Harding". Upstream Online. Dec 12, 2019. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Conceptual work under way for gas at Quad 9". Upstream Online. Mar 10, 2017. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Total Closes the Maersk Oil Acquisition and Becomes the Second-Largest Operator in the North Sea". Total Energies. Aug 3, 2018. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Harding Heavy Oil Field, UK". Offshore Technology. Apr 29, 2022. Archived from the original on Aug 26, 2022. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
- ↑ "TAQA". ADX. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Companies". GlobalData. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:3 - ↑ "Abu Dhabi's Taqa Looks to Sell U.K., Dutch Oil and Gas Assets". Bloomberg.com. Sep 2, 2021. Retrieved Aug 26, 2022.
