BG Group starts up Everest East gas field

Setting up BG Group stand at Gastech March 2011.

Signposting production: BG Group sees first gas at Everest East

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Bill Lehane

 18 March 2013 09:59 GMT

BG Group has seen first production at its Everest East brownfield expansion project in the central UK North Sea.

The gas field is set to provide initial peak production of more than 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from gross reserves of 20.6 million boe, the explorer said.

The Everest East expansion comprises two sub-sea wells tied back to the North Everest platform and brownfield modifications to the existing production system at the field

London-listed BG Group is the 99.1% operator of the Everest field, which has been producing since 1993.

Situated 233 kilometres east of Aberdeen, the blocks 22/9, 22/10a and 22/14a gas field was discovered by Amoco in 1982 and later operated by BP until…

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