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Total starts up production of North Sea’s Culzean field

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PARIS: French energy group Total said it had started up production of the Culzean field in the North Sea, adding that the project had been delivered ahead of schedule and under budget. Culzean will account for around 5 per cent of Britain’s gas consumption, bringing to 18 per cent the proportion of the country’s gas demand supplied by Total. Total has a 49.99 per cent stake in Culzean, while BP has 32 per cent and JX Nippon has 18 per cent.


“The Culzean project is delivered ahead of schedule and more than 10 per cent below the initial budget, which represents capex savings of more than $500 million. This has been achieved thanks to the excellent performance of the project teams in charge of the construction and drilling operations,” said Arnaud Breuillac, President of Exploration & Production at Total. “For the French major, production from Culzean will play a big part in it being the biggest UK gas producer for the foreseeable future,” said Wood Mackenzie research associate Glenn Morrall. — Reuters


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