EnQuest PLC has completed the acquisition of the UKCS Greater Kittiwake Area assets previously owned by Centrica North Sea Oil Limited, as well as Centrica’s 100% interest in the Kittiwake to Forties oil export pipeline.
The Greater Kittiwake Area is located in UKCS blocks 21/12a (licence P.073), 21/12d (P.1786), 21/17a (P.1415), 21/17c (P.1415), 21/18a (P.351) and 21/19 (P.238) and it includes the Kittiwake, Mallard, Gadwall, Goosander and Grouse fields. This agreement and all the other associated details of the transaction were announced on 22 October 2013.
The GKA fields have been developed as subsea tie-backs to a steel platform located at Kittiwake. This platform has an oil capacity of 29,000 Boepd and a water injection capacity of 57,000 Boepd.