Maersk fires up Tyra Southeast-B

Danish headquartered oil and gas explorer Maersk Oil has started production from Tyra Southeast-B in the Danish sector of the North Sea.

The new 4700-tonne platform, 220km off Denmark’s west coast, will produce a mixture of oil and gas and is expected to deliver approximately 20 MMbo and 170 Bcf of gas, with combined reserves and resources of 50 MMboe, and peak production expected in 2017 at 20,000 boe/d.

The jacket (legs) and topside were constructed by Bladt Industries A/S, a Danish contractor in Northern Jutland.

The drilling of the first well commenced in December 2014 from the Ensco 72 drilling rig. From this well alone the production is expected to be 2600 boe/d. The plan is to drill a total of eight to 12 horizontal wells during 2015-2017 with each well being about 6km long.

“The Tyra Southeast extension is a great example of how we extract value from the Danish North Sea by combining intricate knowledge, long-term investments and the right technical capabilities. Over the next three decades, the new platform will add both oil and gas to our production. This is an important step in Maersk Oil’s growth journey and it demonstrates that Denmark continues to be a core area for us,” said Maersk Oil CEO Jakob Thomasen.

“We are excited to see first production which will contribute positively to Maersk Oil’s total volumes. The initial planning began four years ago, culminating with the final construction and installation mid-2014. In total, the Danish Underground Consortium has invested DKK 4.5 billion and it is exactly such investments that are needed to secure the future Danish oil and gas production,” said Martin Rune Pedersen, managing director of Maersk Oil Danish business unit, the operator of the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC).

The investment is the largest made by DUC since the approval of the Phase IV development of Halfdan in 2007.

DUC is the partnership between A.P. Møller - Mærsk (31.2%), Shell (36.8%), Nordsøfonden (20%) and Chevron (12.0%).

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