Hartshead proposes different offtake route for North Sea gas project

Hartshead Resources has submitted a Concept Select Report Addendum to the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority for its proposed Anning and Somerville gas fields development.
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Feb. 6, 2025
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Hartshead multi-phased development with proposed gas transportation via Shell’s infrastructure into the Bacton gas terminal

Hartshead Resources has submitted a Concept Select Report Addendum (CSRA) to the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) for its proposed Anning and Somerville gas fields development.

In July 2022, the NSTA approved the company to proceed with work on the originally chosen concept of two, normally unmanned production platforms (one on each field), six production wells and an export gas pipeline.

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This would connect to third-party infrastructure for onward delivery of the gas to the Bacton terminal on the Norfolk coast, and into the UK’s National Transmission System.

The basic hardware remains the same under the CSRA; however, Hartshead is now proposing a different export route, via the CalEnergy Resources-owned and -operated Saturn Banks pipeline system.

From there, the gas would head to the Perenco-owned and -operated Bacton terminal, where it would undergo processing before entering the UK grid.

This new route, the company claims, would allow for increased production volumes capacity, accelerated production and better economic value.

It is also assessing the potential for repurposing an existing production platform.

Hartshead added that the joint venture partners in the P2607 license did not vote in favor of submission of the CSRA to the NSTA, so the company decided to make the submission independently. The other partners still have the opportunity to join the development, it added.

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Saturn Banks Offtake Route
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