BP starts production at Seagull oil, gas field in UK North Sea

BP on November 6 announced the start of production at the Seagull oil and gas field in the UK North Sea. The project is expected to produce around 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent gross/day at peak production.

Seagull has been developed by Neptune Energy as a subsea tieback to the BP-operated central processing facility (CPF) of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea, around 140 miles east of Aberdeen.

“The start-up of Seagull is a fantastic milestone that demonstrates how bp is investing in both today’s energy system and the energy transition,” said Doris Reiter, senior vice president, BP North Sea.

Seagull is the first tieback to the ETAP hub in 20 years. The field is located 10 miles south of the ETAP CPF and is a four-well development. Production is delivered via a new three-mile subsea pipeline which connects to an existing pipeline system. A new 10-mile umbilical has been installed, linking the ETAP CPF to the Seagull field, providing control, power and communications services between surface and seafloor.