Project Profile
Value: US$450 million
Location: Blocks P10 and P11b, offshore 60 km Northwest of The Hague, North Sea, Netherlands
Storage capacity: 150 000 barrels
Water Depth: 35 m
Length: 29 km gas export pipeline and 1.5 km oil loading pipeline
Start-up year: 2006
In 1996 De Ruyter Oil Field was discovered with production commencing in 2006. Petro-Canada expected the field to average 18,500 barrels a day in 2007 and 2008. The Calgary-based company had a 54.07% interest in the field and was a partner with Energie Beheer Nederland, which holds the remaining 45.93% interest. In 2010, Dana Petroleum acquired the major stake from Petro-Canada and became the operator of the field. The De Ruyter field straddles blocks P10 and P11b. The cost of the development was in the order of US$450 million. The chosen development option was a GBS platform installation with storage capacity of 150 000 barrels. The De Ruyter development was initially consisted of three production wells. Oil export will be via offshore loading to a shuttle tanker and gas export is via third-party facilities to shore.
The De Ruyter oil and gas field, which has been developed with a single steel Gravity Based Structure (GBS) platform and is currently producing from three wells. Oil is stored in the GBS and exported via shuttle tanker. Gas is exported via the Wintershall operated P12-SW and P6-A platforms before onwards export to shore via the NGT pipeline system.
Operators:
Dana Petroleum: Operator with 54.07% interest
Energie Beheer Nederland: 45.93% interest
Contractors:
AMEC: FEED and the Engineering, design and procurement services contracts.
Allseas: EPC contract for gas export pipeline and oil loading pipeline to a tanker mooring and loading system (TMLS)
Boskalis Offshore: Transportation, installation and stabilisation of the platform
Heerema: Fabrication, installation and hook-up of the 4,300 tonnes integrated production deck (IPD) and the 12,500 tonnes dry weight gravity based substructure