Production has begun on the Jasmine oil and gas field in the North Sea, with first gas being drawn from the field last night.
The ConocoPhillips operated field, discovered in 2006, is one of the largest North Sea discoveries in the last decade, with up to 170million barrels of recoverable oil expected from the find.
Initial production from the high pressure, high temperature field is expected to be around 40,000 barrels of oil per day in the first year of operation, with the Jasmine facility able to process up to 140,000 boed.
“The startup of Jasmine represents another important milestone for ConocoPhillips and builds upon the recent successful startup of Ekofisk South in Norway and the Christina Lake Phase E oil sands project in Canada,” said Conoco’s exploration and production vice president, Matt Fox.
The triple-jacket facility is linked to the existing Judy platform in the Central North Sea off the coast of Teeside.
ConocoPhillips, which has invested more than £250million in the project, operates the field with a 36.5% stake, alongside partners Eni with 33% and BG Group which has 30.5%.
“The start-up of production from Jasmine marks the delivery of yet another key 2013 milestone for BG Group,” said BG Group chief Chris Finlayson.
“Jasmine is the largest discovery to come onstream in the North Sea since the giant Buzzard field began production in 2007.
“BG Group’s involvement in both of these exploration and production successes, demonstrates both our world-class exploration performance and our long-term commitment to the North Sea where we believe significant potential remains.”
Production from the field, which sits around 8km of the Judy platform, had been delayed by a year.
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