EnQuest

EnQuest plc
Company typePublic limited company
LSEENQ,
IndustryOil and gas industry
Founded6 April 2010
HeadquartersLondon, England
Key people
ProductsPetroleum exploration and production
RevenueDecrease $1,180.7 million (2024)[1]
Decrease $311.5 million (2024)[1]
Increase $93.8 million (2024)[1]
Websitewww.enquest.co.uk

EnQuest plc is an independent United Kingdom-based petroleum exploration and production company which operates mainly in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. EnQuest shares are included on the main list of the London Stock Exchange.

History

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The company was formed in April 2010 by a combination of the demerged British North Sea assets of Petrofac and Lundin Petroleum.[2]

Operations

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The firm has interests in six oil fields located in the Northern North Sea,[3] two of which (the West Don and Don Southwest fields) previously formed the Petrofac Energy Developments business unit and have a combined production of 40,000 barrels per day (6,400 m3/d).[4] The other four (Broom, Heather, Thistle and Deveron) were part-owned by Lundin Petroleum prior to the creation of EnQuest and are capable of producing 24,000 barrels per day (3,800 m3/d).[4] EnQuest is the operator of each field; its financial interests are as follows:[5] In November, 2013, EnQuest were granted permission to develop the Kraken field which has an estimated 140 million barrels of oil.[6]

Field Working interest
Broom 63%
Don Southwest 60%
Heather 100%
Thistle and Deveron 99%
West Don 44.95%
Magnus 100%

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2024". EnQuest. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Risky investing in EnQuest plc despite the 67 share price decline". Walbrock. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Operations". EnQuest. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b Hamilton, Douglas (4 March 2010). "Petrofac and Lundin Petroleum to spin off North Sea assets". The Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  5. ^ "EnQuest: Pilot share fair" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  6. ^ EnQuest cleared to develop £4bn Kraken oil field off Shetland BBC, 15 November 2013
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