bp starts up North Sea Murlach-ETAP subsea tieback

bp has initiated production at Murlach, a redevelopment of a field in the UK North Sea that was previously produced by another operator.

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Oct. 10, 2025

Murlach Field in the bp-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) — Murlach adds a peak net production of about 15,000 boe/d to the bp-operated Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the central North Sea, a hub that has been operating for 27 years.

bp has started production from its Murlach Field development in the UK central North Sea via a two-well subsea tieback to the company’s Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) hub.

The project, approved in 2023, involved a redevelopment of a field produced originally in the early 2000s. bp acquired the field’s license after it was relinquished by the previous operator.

For Murlach, bp commissioned new subsea equipment but also reused some existing facilities, while modifying the topsides of the ETAP central processing platform.

Murlach should add 15,000 boe/d to production at the ETAP hub, which has been operating for 27 years.