Montrose oil field
UK offshore crude oil field / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Montrose oil field is a significant crude oil producing field in the UK sector of the central North Sea, 210 km east of Aberdeen. Production of oil started in 1976 and a major upgrade in 2016 extended the field life to beyond 2030.
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Montrose oil field | |
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Location of Montrose oil field | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Region | Central North Sea |
Location/blocks | Blocks 22/17 and 22/18 |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 57°27′02″N 01°23′16″E |
Operator | see text |
Owner | see text |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1971 |
Start of production | 1976 |
Peak year | 1979 |
Production | |
Peak of production (oil) | 28,700 barrels per day (~1.4×10 |
Recoverable oil | 86.4 million barrels (~1.1×10 |
Producing formations | Palaeocene Sandstone |
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