UK Central North Sea

UK Central North Sea

UK Regional
In the UK, licence P2519 (Maria) covers an area of c.225km2 in the Outer Moray Firth Basin of the UK Central North Sea (CNS). The P2519 licence contains the Maria discovery.
In the UK, licence P2519 (Maria) covers an area of c.225km2 in the Outer Moray Firth Basin of the UK Central North Sea (CNS). The P2519 licence contains the Maria discovery.

Maria mid-case recoverable resources

c.6

mmboe

Near Marigold and Yeoman discoveries

Near existing infrastructure

Close to Piper, MacCulloch, Claymore fields

Highly Prospective Area

UK Central North Sea

Central North Sea (100% working interests) P2519 (Maria)

Maria

Licence P2519 includes Blocks 15/18e and 15/19c and covers an area of c. 225 km2.  The licence contains the existing Maria discovery in the Forties Sandstone, drilled by Shell/Esso in 1976. United estimated as part of its licence application that Maria holds c. 6 mmboe mid-case recoverable resources. The P2519 licence also contains two Jurassic discoveries, Brochel and Maol. Maol was drilled by Shell in 1987, and on test flowed at over 2,000 boepd. As announced on the 17 January 2023 an APA has been signed for the conditional sale of the Maria Discovery.

Maria licence

Interest:

100%

Operational Phase:

Development
Appraisal

Operator:

United Oil & Gas

Our UK assets include the Maria discovery. The licence is located in a highly prospective area of the Central North Sea, close to existing infrastructure.


c.6 mmboe

mid-case recoverable resources

Our UK assets include the Maria discovery. The licence is located in a highly prospective area of the Central North Sea, close to existing infrastructure.


c.6 mmboe

mid-case recoverable resources

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