Total announces first gas from Jura

Total announces that it has achieved first gas from its Jura field on time and on budget. Jura is situated in the Alwyn area, 100% owned and operated by Total, and comes on stream less than a year after development was sanctioned and only 17 months after discovery.

This High Pressure/High Temperature (HP/HT) field with proved and probable reserves of 170 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) lies in block 3/15 of the UK sector of the Northern North Sea some 440 kilometres (275 miles) north-east of Aberdeen in a water depth of 113 metres. This discovery, exceptional in a mature zone, was made possible by the use of state-of-the-art technology to interpret seismic data and by the desire to maximise the potential of the Group’s assets portfolio.

Jura’s development represented capital expenditures of around 300 Million dollars. Its production is expected to ramp up to 6,5 million cubic metres of gas per day at plateau. With 6,000 barrels per day of liquids also being produced, this will give a combined total production capacity of around 50,000 boe per day. The ability to link into existing Total infrastructure has been a key factor in the Jura development coming on stream quickly.

Source : http://www.total.com/