Norway – UK (Murchison Field)
JDA10@NOUKM
Europe
A. Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the Exploitation of the Murchison Field Reservoir and the Offtake of Petroleum Therefrom signed at Oslo on 16 October 1979
[JDA10@NOUKM#1A Murchison field Agreement 1979]
B. Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement relating to the Exploitation of the Murchison Field Reservoir and the Offtake of Petroleum thereform signed at Oslo on 16 October 1979
[JDA10@NOUKM#1B Exchange of Notes amending Murchison field Agmt 1999]
C. Agreement Supplementary to the Agreement of 16 October 1979 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government Kingdom of Norway relating to the Exploitation of the Murchison Field Reservoir and the Offtake of Petroleum therefrom signed 22-Oct-1981
[JDA10@NOUKM#1C Supplementary to the Agmt Murchison field Agreement 1981]
D. Second Agreement Supplementary to the Agreement of 16 October 1979 between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the Exploitation of the Murchison Field Reservoir and the Offtake of Petroleum therefrom signed 22 June 1983
Implementation Date: Signed on 16 October 1979, entered into force 30 January 1981.
Maritime border Defined
Simple Revenue Sharing / Unitization
Summary:
Murchison is a trans-border field in the northern part of the North Sea, on the border between the Norwegian and UK sectors. The Norwegian share of the field was 22.2 per cent and production started in 1980, ceasing in 2014. The field is no longer in production.
Murchison was discovered in 1975, and the plan for development and operation was approved in 1976. The British and Norwegian licensees and authorities entered into an agreement in 1979 concerning common exploitation of the resources on the Murchison field.
Split:
The two Governments shall consult each other with a view to agreeing determinations of the limits of the Murchison Field Reservoir, of estimated total Reserves and of an apportionment of the Reserves as between the Continental Shelf appertaining to the United Kingdom and the Continental Shelf appertaining to the Kingdom of Norway.
<From JDA10@NOUKM#1A [2(2)]>
Governance:
The Murchison Field Reservoir shall be exploited as a single unit.
The two Governments shall ensure that for the purposes of the exploitation, in accordance with this Agreement, of the Murchison Field Reservoir, a unit operator is appointed by agreement between the Licensees.
<From JDA10@NOUKM#1A [1(1)] [1][4]>
Other References:
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway relating to the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries, 10 March 1965.
<JDA institute Locator><Original Source>
Framework Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway concerning Cross-Boundary Petroleum Co-operation (executed 4 April 2005, into force 10 July 2007)
<JDA Institute Locator> <Original Source>
Implementation Agreements Source Locators:
A. JDA Institute Locator ; Original Source
B. JDA Institute Locator ; Original Source