East Rochelle Oil and Gas Field, Block 15/27, North Sea, United Kingdo

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East Rochelle oil and gas field is located in Block 15/2 of the !reater Rochelle area "prod#ction licence $22%& in the '( section of the )orth Sea* +t lies abo#t 2 miles awa, from the '( coastline in the central )orth Sea* -he field is sit#ated appro.imatel, 115 miles north/east of 0berdeen1 Scotland1 in a water depth of abo#t 4%2ft* -he field achieved first prod#ction from the 3est Rochelle prod#ction well in 4ctober 2215* -he development has an e.pected field life of si. ,ears1 with prod#ction anticipated to contin#e #ntil 221 *

Endea#o$r Energ!, Ne%en and &re ier Oil 'artnershi'

6-he field is sit#ated appro.imatel, 115 miles north/east of 0berdeen1 Scotland1 in a water depth of abo#t 4%2ft*6 -he !reater Rochelle area is a combination of two #ndeveloped oil and gas fields1 namel, 3est Rochelle "blocks 15/2%b and 15/2%c& and East Rochelle "block 15/2 &* -he 3est Rochelle became operational in 4ctober 2215 and the East Rochelle is e.pected to be operational b, the end of 2215* -he area is 7ointl, owned b, Endeavo#r Energ,1 a s#bsidiar, of -e.as/based Endeavo#r +nternational 8orporation1 )e.en $etrole#m '(1 a s#bsidiar, of oil and gas compan, )e.en1 and $remier 4il1 an independent #pstream oil and gas compan,* Endeavo#r has a 449 working interest1 while )e.en and $remier 4il have 419 and 159 working interests in the field1 respectivel,* )e.en is the operator of the field*

(!drocar)on #ol$ es and reser#es at East Rochelle

!as in place for the East Rochelle field for low1 base and high cases is estimated to be 11: billion c#bic feet "bcf&1 15 bcf and 1:5bcf respectivel,* -he planned recover, of gas from the field is estimated to be %;bcf for low case1 11;bcf for base case and 15 bcf for high case* 8ondensate recover, rates are estimated to be abo#t 2*5 million barrels "mmbbl& for low case1 4*4mmbbl for base case and 4*:mmbbl for high case*

Greater Rochelle*)ased oil and gas +ield disco#er!

East Rochelle field was originall, discovered and drilled b, the <ess 8orporation "formerl, 0merada <ess& in 2222 as the Rochelle field "discover, well 15/2 /:&* 6-he 3est Rochelle became operational in 4ctober 2215 and the East Rochelle is e.pected to be operational b, the end of 2215*6 -he original Rochelle field was renamed as East Rochelle after the discover, of 3est Rochelle acc#m#lation in 2212 b, the 15/2%b/12 discover, well* Endeavo#r ac=#ired the field>s licence in 222% and drilled the appraisal well 15/2 /11 in late 222; and tested it in earl, 222:* -he appraisal well was drilled to a total depth of 511%2m b, the Sedco 24 semis#b* Endeavo#r s#bmitted an environmental impact statement "E+S& for East Rochelle to the '( ?epartment of Energ, and 8limate 8hange "?E88& in March 2212* -he statement was approved in late 2212*

-he field development plan "@?$& for Rochelle was approved b, the ?E88 in @ebr#ar, 2211*

East Rochelle and Scott 'lat+or in+rastr$ct$re

tie*)ack

6Endeavo#r ac=#ired the field>s licence in 222% and drilled the appraisal well 15/2 /11 in late 222; and tested it in earl, 222:*6 East Rochelle oil and gas field is being developed as a s#bsea tie/back to the Scott platform located in Block 15/22* -he platform is operated b, )e.en $etrole#m with a 41*:9 working interest and has been in operation since 1::5* @ield development incl#des constr#ction of #p to two prod#ction wells1 installation of a new prod#ction pipeline #p to the )e.en>s platform and tie/back of the wells to the platform* 0 separate 1:/mile control #mbilical will also be installed from the platform to the prod#ction wells to provide h,dra#lic / electrical control1 chemicals and pipeline treatments to the wellhead locations* East Rochelle h,drocarbons will be carried to the Scott platform via a 1:/mile1 12in diameter prod#ction pipeline* @rom there1 oil will be transported to the !rangemo#th Refiner, b, the @orties $ipeline S,stem and gas will be transmitted to the St* @erg#s !as -erminal via the Scottish 0rea !as Evac#ation "S0!E& s,stem* 0s of 0pril 22121 f#ll pipeline fabrication has commenced after the completion of the assembl, of pipeline section* ?rilling on the first prod#ction well and s#bsea installation were commenced d#ring the second =#arter of 2212* 3ork on the pipe was commenced in the third =#arter of 2212*

,ontractors in#ol#ed -ith the UK North Sea +ield

+n A#ne 22111 -echnip was awarded an engineering1 proc#rement1 constr#ction and installation "E$8+& contract worth B;;m for the East Rochelle development* -he scope of contract incl#des complete pro7ect management and detailed design1 assembl,1 installation and pre/commissioning of 1: miles of pipe/in/pipe1 fle.ible riser1 s#bsea isolation valves1 manifolds and free iss#e #mbilicals to control s#bsea str#ct#res* 4ther works incl#de tie/in spools1 trenching1 backfill and s#bsea rock d#mping* -he first of the two development wells was drilled b, ?iamond 4ffshore>s 4cean )omad rig* S#bsea #mbilicals and associated e=#ipment will be s#pplied b, 0ker Sol#tions* -he contract1 signed in A#l, 22111 is worth B15m and incl#des s#ppl, of one one/mile long infield control #mbilical and one 21155ft riser #mbilical*