Atlantic Petroleum says the Orlando field development in the UK North Sea continues to progress to end of 2016 field oil.
The field, in Block 3/3b in the northern North Sea, is being developed as a subsea tie-back to the CNR International operated Ninian Central platform, 10km away.
Atlantic says Orlando has 2P net reserves of 3.8MM boe and initial rates at 10,000. Production will be through re-entry of the existing 3/3b-13z well and completed with dual electrical submersible pumps. Line-pipe and tree manufacture is substantially complete. Negotiations for access to infrastructure, which have taken longer than expected, are nearing completion, said Atlantic, in a presentation to the Pareto Securities conference in Oslo.
Atlantic is operator with 75% interest, and Iona Energy Holding the remaining 25%.
Following Orlando will be the Kells field development, in Block 3/8d, 25% owned by Atlantic, and operated by Iona Energy (75% equity).
First production is expected in 2017, at 7000bo/d, via a subsea tieback of one or two wells, also to the Ninian Central platform.
Flow assurance issues will be address by pipeline insultation (pipe-in-pipe) on this development.
Atlantic is also a shareholder in the Perth field development, operated by Parkmead Group (52.13% interest).
It has a joint development concept, potentially a floater, alongside the Dolphin and Lowlander fields, through new infrastructure, creating a combinged 80MMboe resource.