Non Operated Assets

TOTAL E&P UK Limited holds a number of non-operated interests located in the Central and Northern areas of the North Sea. These include Alba, Armada, Bruce, Caledonia, CATS, Everest, ETAP, Keith, Maria, Markham, Mungo/Monan, Nelson and Seymour.

In addition to these TOTAL E&P UK Limited also hold an interest in the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal in Shetland.

The map below shows the location of each of these assets. Click on the asset name above or on the map to find out more about each.

Alba

Alba is a heavy oil field located 210km north east of Aberdeen in Block 16/26a (Licence No P.213) in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. It was discovered in 1984 and production started in January 1994. The development consists of one fixed steel platform and floating storage unit. Alba oil is transported by tankers and the gas is exported to Britannia. Alba is operated by Chevron, and Fina Petroleum Limited holds a 12.65% stake in the field.

Armada

The Armada Area fields are located 250km north east of Aberdeen in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. They extend over five blocks (22/5b, 22/5a, 16/29a, 22/4a, 16/29c) (Licence Nos P.356, P.066, P.110, P.355 and P.591). The Armada complex comprises three gas/condensate accumulations - Fleming, Drake and Hawkins. Hawkins was discovered in 1980 and production started in 2001. Drake and Fleming were discovered in 1982 and production started in October 1997. Condensate is transported via the Everest-Lomond System and the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) to shore. Gas is transported by the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) to Teesside. Armada is operated by BG International Ltd. Fina Exploration Ltd holds a 12.53% stake in Armada.

Bruce

The Bruce field is located 340km north east of Aberdeen in Blocks 9/8a, 9/9a, 9/9b (Licence Nos P.209, P.090, P.276) in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. It is a large gas/condensate field, which extends over the three licence blocks operated by BHP Billiton, BP and TOTAL E&P UK Limited respectively. It consists of three platforms (a process/utilities/quarters platform, a drilling platform and a compression/receiving facilities platform) each supported by a four-legged steel jacket and joined by two bridges. Gas is transported in the FUKA offshore pipeline to St Fergus for processing. Oil and condensate are transported from Bruce via the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) to Kinneil for processing. TOTAL E&P UK LIMITED holds a 43.25% interest in the field.

Caledonia

The Caledonia field is located 6km north of the Britannia field and 220km north east of Aberdeen in Block 16/26p (Licence No P.213) in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. It consists of a subsea tie-back to the Britannia platform where the fluids are processed and re-delivered at the Forties Unity platform into the Forties Pipeline System (FPS). It was discovered in 1977 and production started in February 2003. Caledonia is operated by Chevron. Fina Petroleum Limited holds a 12.65% share in Caledonia.

CATS

The CATS (Central Area Transmission System) consists of the CNS (Central North Sea) pipeline and the terminal and processing plant at Teesside. The System starts at a riser platform which is bridge linked to the North Everest platform. From the riser platform, a 36" diameter pipeline runs 408km to Teesside. A further 7km onshore pipeline links the CATS and Enron terminals at Teesside with the NGT National Transmission System (NTS) at Cowpen Bewley. CATS is operated by BP and started product transmission in 1993. Fina Exploration Ltd holds a 0.57% share in CATS.

ETAP

The ETAP (Eastern Trough Area Project) is located 240km east of Aberdeen in Blocks 22/24 and 23/24 in the UK sector of the Central North Sea. It comprises the integrated development of nine fields with different partnerships. Six fields (Marnock, Mungo, Monan, Machar, Mirren and Madoes) are operated by BP; the remaining three fields (Heron, Egret and Skua) are operated by Shell. Central Processing Facility (CPF) is located over Marnok field and consists of two bridge linked fixed steel platforms - Production Drilling and Riser (PDR) and Quarters and Utilities (QU). Gas is transported via a 14km, 16" pipeline to the Central Area Transmission System (CATS). Oil is transported via a 76km, 24" pipeline to the Forties Pipeline System (FPS). BP assumes overall responsibility for operating the joint ETAP project. TOTAL E&P UK Limited holds shares in two of the fields, corresponding to a 3.38% share in the ETAP CPF.

Everest

The Everest gas/condensate field is located 240km north east of Aberdeen in Blocks 22/9, 22/10a and 22/14a (Licence Nos P.101, P.066 and P.110) in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. It is a fixed steel platform with a bridge link to the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) riser platform. Gas is transported by CATS to Teesside. Liquids are transported via the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) to Cruden Bay and onwards to Kinneil for processing. Everest which is operated by BP was discovered in 1982 and started production in May 1993. Fina Exploration Limited holds a 0.87% share in Everest.

Keith

The Keith field is located 7km approx south west of the Bruce field, 330km north east of Aberdeen in Block 9/8a (Licence P.209) in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. The Keith well is a subsea tie-back to the Bruce platform. It was discovered in 1983 and started production in November 2000. Keith is operated by BHP Billiton. Keith gas and oil production is transported with Bruce production to St Fergus and Kinneil. TOTAL E&P UK LIMTED holds a 25% share in Keith.

Maria

The Maria field is located in the North Sea UK sector Block 16/29a, at approximately 12 km from the Armada complex operated by BG Group. It was discovered in 1994. The Maria partnership (BG 36%, Centrica 35.04% and Fina Exploration Limited 28.96%) subsequently drilled a two-legged appraisal well in 2004. This well confirmed oil in the Terrace and Horst areas.

The Maria project has now been developed via a 2 well subsea tie back to the Armada platform. Start up of Maria production is planned for 2H 2007.

Markham

The Markham field is located in Blocks 49/5a and 49/10b of the UK sector of the Southern North Sea. It also extends over the UI/Netherlands median line into block J35/J6 of the Dutch sector. Markham consists of two pipeline-linked fixed steel platforms. Gas is exported by pipeline to Den Helder in the Netherlands via the Netherlands K-13 platform and WGT system. Markham was discovered in 1984 and started production in November 1992. Venture Production operates the field as a unit. The three underlying blocks are operated by Venture production, TOTAL E&P UK Limited, and Venture Production. TOTAL E&P UK Limited has a 7.35% share in the Markham unit (TOTAL E&P Nederland BV Holds a 14.75% interest in the unit).

Mungo/Monan

The Mungo and Monan fields are situated 250km east of Aberdeen (Licence No P.059) in the UK sector of the Central North Sea. Mungo is a medium-sized oil field with associated gas which straddles the boundary of Block 22/20 and 23/16a. Monan is a small oil field with gas cap which is located in Block 22/20. Mungo has a normally unmanned installation on it which is connected to the ETAP (Eastern Trough Area Project) central processing facility. Monan consists of two horizontal subsea production wells tied back to the ETAP central processing facility. The fields were discovered in 1989 and 1990 respectively and came into production in 1998. Mungo and Monan are operated by BP. TOTAL E&P UK Limited holds a 12.43% share in both fields.

Nelson

The Nelson field is located 202km north east of Aberdeen in Blocks 22/11, 22/6a, 22/7 and 22/12a (Licence Nos P.069, P.255, P.087 and P.077) in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. It consists of a four-legged steel jacket supporting topsides production equipment. Oil and NGLs are piped to Kinneil via the Forties Pipeline System (FTS). Gas is exported to St Fergus via the Fulmar gas pipeline. Nelson was discovered in 1987 and started production in 1994. It is operated by Shell UK Ltd Exploration and Production. TOTAL E&P UK Limited holds an 11.53% share in Nelson.

Seymour

The South West Seymour field is located 250km north east of Aberdeen in Block 22/5b in the UK sector of the Northern North Sea. Initially a single development well drilled from and tied-back to the Armada platform, it was discovered in 2002 and started production in 2003. A second Seymour well (North West Seymour) was completed and commenced production in Quarter 1 2006. Both North West and South West Seymour are operated by BG International. Fina Petroleum Development Limited/Fina Exploration Limited hold a 25% share in both developments.

Sullom Voe Oil Terminal

Sullom Voe Oil Terminal is sited in the North East of Shetland and is one of the largest oil and liquefied gas terminals in Europe. The Terminal is owned by the owners of the Ninian and Brent Pipeline Systems. Through its 16% ownership in the Ninian Pipeline System, TOTAL E&P UK Limited holds a 9.13% interest in Sullom Voe Terminal. The Terminal came onstream in November 1978 and is operated by BP.

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