Offshore staff
ABERDEEN, UK – Shell U.K. has taken a final investment decision on the Fram field development in the UK central North Sea.
It plans two development wells with produced natural gas liquids transported through a new subsea pipeline to the company’s Starling field facilities, then onto the Shearwater platform through existing pipelines.
At peak Fram should deliver around 41 MMcf/d of gas and 5,300 b/d of condensate.
“Fram is a simplified and cost-effective project that will allow us to develop this field profitably,” said Andy Brown, the company’s Upstream Director.
Steve Phimister, VP for Upstream in the UK and Ireland, added: “Shell has been able to reduce development costs by effectively collaborating across the supply chain and this has enabled us to invest in new projects such asPenguins and Fram.”
Fram, discovered in 1969, is a joint venture between Shell U.K. (32%) and Esso Exploration and Production UK Ltd. (68%).
The location is in blocks 29/3a, 29/4c, 29/8a, 29/9c, 221 km (137 mi) east of Aberdeen in water depths of around 100 m (328 ft).
06/27/2018
