Kaliakra gas field
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| Kaliakra gas field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Region | Black Sea |
| Block | Kaliakra Production Concession |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Operator | Petroceltic |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2007 (Melrose) |
| Start of development | 2008 (Melrose) |
| Start of production | November 2010 (Melrose) |
The Kaliakra gas field is a natural gas field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea located approximately 30km Southeast of Varna, Bulgaria. It was discovered by Melrose Resources plc in 2007 and brought on production in November 2010 through a subsea wellhead and tie-back pipeline to the Galata field platform infrastructure to the West.
The Kaliakra gas field was discovered in late 2007 by Melrose Resources plc, the discovery well was drilled using the Atwood Southern Cross semi-submersible drilling rig.
Development
The majority of the operational development project work for the Kaliakra field development plan was undertaken during 2010 by Melrose Resources plc. The field came on production in November 2010.
