Penguins Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Penguins Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Along with Penguin East Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Penguin West Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), and Penguins Redevelopment Oil and Gas Phase (United Kingdom), Penguins is a part of the Penguins complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Penguins Operating[1] Shell[2] Shell (50.0%); NEO Energy (50.0%)[2][3] 1974[2] 2002[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Penguins Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
hydrocarbons reserves 418 million boe [not stated] [4]

Table 3: Production from Penguins Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 1.46 million bbl/y 2017 [5]
production design capacity oil and gas 16.43 million boe/y [not stated] [2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Penguins Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
211/13a[3] Offshore, United Kingdom No location data found

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210225829/https://www.shell.com/media/news-and-media-releases/2018/shell-announces-redevelopment-of-penguins-field-in-uk-north-sea.html. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208050842/https://www.shell.com/about-us/major-projects/penguins.html. Archived from the original on 08 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530084029/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-penguins-redevelopment-conventional-oil-field-uk/. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221209102525/http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/penguins-field-redevelopment-north-sea/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Oil and Gas Journal (2019). "Worldwide Oil Field Production Survey Historical Version Data from 1980-2017". OGJ. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.