Tullow Oil starts production on Boulton H gas field

ISEQ-listed exploration company Tullow Oil said it started production on its Boulton H gas field in the UK North Sea on March 6, and that the initial output rate is almost 140 mln standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd).

Boulton H is the last field to be brought on production as part of the five-field CMS III development programme. Tullow has a 14.1% interest in CMS III, while UK operator ConocoPhillips holds a 59.5% stake and GDF Britain a 26.4% interest.

The current combined production from the five fields - Murdoch K, Hawksley, McAdam, Watt and Boulton H - is 310 mmscfd, the company said.

In addition to output from the new well, a compressor unit is now fully operational on the Murdoch platform and has boosted overall CMS production by about 15%.