Seagull

Seagull was developed by Eni Energy UK as a subsea tieback to the bp-operated central processing facility (CPF) of the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea, around 140 miles east of Aberdeen.

With first production achieved in November 2023, Seagull is the first tieback to the ETAP hub in 20 years. Seagull is a high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) filed located 10 miles south of the ETAP CPF and is a four-well development. Production is delivered via a new three-mile subsea pipeline which connects to an existing pipeline system. A new 10-mile umbilical has been installed, linking the ETAP CPF to the Seagull field, providing control, power and communications services between surface and seafloor.

Gas from the development will come onshore at the CATS processing terminal at Teesside, while oil will come onshore through the Forties Pipeline System to the Kinneil Terminal at Grangemouth.

Partners

• bp (50%), Eni UK, a subsidiary of Ithaca Energy plc (35%), Japex (15%)

Operator

• bp