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operational costs and a reduction of gas production, continued operations are uneconomical. In July 2020, Perenco received approval for its draft decommissioning programmes for four
Amethyst gas field topsides, located in the Southern North Sea, from the UK authorities. At time of submitting the plans, the firm said it expected topside removal for the C1D, B1D and A1D installations between Q4 of 2023 and Q1 of 2024, with A2D following in the third quarter of 2024.
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In April 2020, Perenco submitted its draft decommissioning programmes for four
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The Rose gas field (Block 47/15) comprised a single subsea well tied back to the
Amethyst A2D platform via a 9.042 km, 10” pipeline. Control of the tree at Rose, and a methanol supply, was by a 9.400 km nominal 4” diameter umbilical from the A2D platform. First gas was achieved in 2004, and was
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Glasgow, and have 5 and 6 wells respectively in Amethyst East. B1D and C1D were built in the following two years and currently produce from 4 and 7 wells in Amethyst East and Amethyst West respectively. C1D is connected to A1D and B1D is connected to A2D. All Amethyst daily operation and
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processing is carried out onshore. Personnel only travel to the platforms themselves for maintenance and
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Amethyst West 6,410 mcm.
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