PRODUCTION FROM THE FIELD
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Development
Murchison is a field in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea, on the border between the Norwegian and UK sectors. The Norwegian share of the field was 22.2 per cent. Murchison was discovered in 1975, and the plan for development and operation was approved in 1976. The field was developed in the UK sector with a combined drilling, accommodation and production facility. The British and Norwegian licensees and authorities entered into an agreement in 1979 concerning common exploitation of the resources on the Murchison field. The production started in 1980.Reservoir
Murchison produced oil from sandstone of Middle Jurassic age in the Brent Group.Recovery strategy
The field was produced with pressure support from water injection.Transport
The well stream was sent through the Brent Pipeline System to Sullom Voe in the Shetland Islands in the UK.Status
Murchison was shut down in 2014, and the platform was removed in 2017.ACCRUED INVESTMENTS IN NOMINAL NOK
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NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE'S CURRENT RESOURCE ESTIMATES
All numbers in mill. Sm3 o.e.
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