First gas production commences at Alder

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8th November 2016

Source: Electronic Specifier

Production from Chevron North Sea Limited has begun at Alder, a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) gas condensate field in the Central North Sea. Managing Director at Chevron Upstream Europe, Greta Lydecker said: "First gas at Alder represents a significant milestone for Chevron and highlights our commitment to investing and developing resources in the UK.”

Lydecker added: “The safe and successful completion of this project was underpinned by strong collaboration between Chevron and Alder co-venturer ConocoPhillips. Alder supports our goal of helping maximise the economic recovery of the UK, adds significant production to our portfolio, and helps extend the field life of Britannia, an important asset to Chevron in the North Sea.”

Andy Samuel, chief executive at The Oil and Gas Authority, said: “We are very pleased to see the safe flow of first gas from the Alder Field. Chevron’s application of innovative subsea technologies and use of the UK’s experienced supply chain is closely aligned to the Maximising Economic Recovery Strategy, adding reserves and extending the life of an existing asset.”

Alder is a single subsea well tied back, via a 28km pipeline, to the existing ConocoPhillips-operated Britannia Platform, in which Chevron holds a 32.38% non-operated working interest. The project has a planned design capacity of 110 million ft³ of natural gas and 14,000 barrels of condensate per day. Production from the HPHT Alder Field is expected to ramp up over the coming months.

More than 70% of the Alder development work was executed by UK based companies, providing significant investment to the UK supply chain.

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