Fractured basement specialist Hurricane Energy intends to submit plans to the UK authorities as soon as this month for the first phase of development at its much-anticipated Lancaster field.

In another signal of growing momentum on the West of Shetland scheme, chief financial officer Alistair Stobie told an industry audience that Hurricane will hand in a field development plan (FDP) for the Lancaster early production system (EPS) to the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) in December.

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