Blane is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian and northern British sectors of North Sea. The Blane facilities are located on the British continental shelf and are tied to the Ula field which is located 34 km to the northeast via subsea pipeline. The field was discovered in 1989 and produces high quality oil.

Ownership

Talisman Energy (UK) Limited is the operator with 25.002% of interest in the project. Other partners include Roc Oil Company (12.501%), MOC Exploration (UK) (13.994%), Eni UK Limited (13.897%), Eni ULX Limited (4.105%), Dana Petroleum (BVUK) Limited (12.501%), Talisman Energy Norge AS (18.000%). Initial investment in the field was £250 million.

Production

Blane is located in approximately 70 m of water. The main reservoir stands at 3000 m in the marine Paleocene sandstones of the Forties Formation. Development drilling started on 13 May 2006. The production started on 12 September 2007. Blane field, tied to Ula platform, consists of two horizontal production wells with gas lift and one water injection well. The field produces 10224 oilbbl/d and production is expected to reach 17000 oilbbl/d. The production involves utilization of pressure support from injection of water produced from Tambar, Blane and Ula fields.