The Kaliakra gas field is a natural gas field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea located approximately 30km Southeast of Varna, Bulgaria. It was discovered by Melrose Resources plc in 2007 and brought on production in November 2010 through a subsea wellhead and tie-back pipeline to the Galata field platform infrastructure to the West.
| Kaliakra gas field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Region | Black Sea |
| Block | Kaliakra Production Concession |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Operator | Petroceltic |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2007 (Melrose) |
| Start of development | 2008 (Melrose) |
| Start of production | November 2010 (Melrose) |
Discovery
editThe Kaliakra gas field was discovered in late 2007 by Melrose Resources plc, the discovery well was drilled using the Atwood Southern Cross semi-submersible drilling rig.
Development
editThe majority of the operational development project work for the Kaliakra field development plan was undertaken during 2010 by Melrose Resources plc. The field came on production in November 2010.
Production and Reserves
editThe total proven reserves of the Kaliakra gas field are around 960 million cubic metres (34 billion cubic feet) at standard conditions, and production is stated to be around 570 thousand m3 (20 million cu ft) per day at standard conditions in 2015.[1]
Operator
editThe current operator of the field is Petroceltic who merged with Melrose Resources Plc in 2012. Petroceltic was acquired by Worldview Capital Management, a Cayman Island-based financial fund in June 2016.
References
edit- ^ "Kaliakra gas field" (PDF). PetroCeltic. 2014-04-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
