First gas at Cayley gives North Sea fresh boost

The North Sea’s fortunes received a further boost yesterday as Repsol Sinopec said it had started gas production from a new field.

The Cayley gas field will, together with the adjoining Godwinandshawfields,reach a peak production equivalent to 40,000 barrels of oil a day, the firm added.

The fields feed into the existing Montrose facilities, in a move that will extend their life to beyond 2030.

Brian Winton, general manager, Montrose and Arbroath, said: “Safe and successful delivery of these fields is a great achievement for Repsol Sinopec and underlines the transformation of our business.”

He added: “We can now look forward to hub production from Montrose for another 15 years.”

Yesterday’s announcement comes just days after Enquest started oil production from its 50,000 barrels-per-day Kraken project, which lies some 80 miles east of Shetland.