Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), announced first oil from the new Cladhan field development in the UK North Sea. The field is developed as a subsea tie-back to the TAQA-operated Tern Alpha platform.
Peter Jones, TAQA’s UK managing director, said: “Cladhan is the third field developed by TAQA and the largest to date. First oil therefore represents a significant milestone. Developing Cladhan as a tie-back to Tern underlines our commitment to invest in infrastructure and to maximise economic recovery in the North Sea.”
The Cladhan field is located in the northern North Sea, approximately 100 kilometres north east of the Shetland Islands in a water depth of approximately 150 metres.
The field lies 17.5 kilometres southwest of the Tern platform and straddles UKCS blocks 210/29a and 210/30a. The development consists of two producer wells (P1 and P2) and one injection well (W1).
TAQA is operator of Cladhan, with a 64.5% interest. Its co-venturers Sterling Resources (UK) Ltd and MOL Group hold a 2% and 33.5% interest respectively.
In the UK, TAQA operates five platforms which produce from 13 fields spread across the Northern North Sea and the Central North Sea. TAQA is also the operator of the Brent Pipeline.
About TAQA
TAQA, meaning energy in Arabic, is the brand name of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC. We are an international energy and water company listed in Abu Dhabi operating in 11 countries across four continents.
We strive to be safe and sustainable, and embrace the challenge of delivering affordable and reliable energy and water. We are proud to align our strategy with Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030, a roadmap for a sustainable economy with a focus on knowledge-based industry.
Our interests lie in conventional and alternative power generation, water desalination, oil and gas exploration and production, pipelines and gas storage. We operate in Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.