© Supplied by - Aberdeen’s Mermaid Subsea Services has completed a well intervention at the Teal field, which forms part of the Anasuria Cluster in the Central North Sea.
Mermaid carried out the operation on the Teal P2 well on behalf of the Anasuria Operating Company (AOC).
A joint subsidiary of Malaysian oil and gas operators, Ping Petroleum and Hibiscus Petroleum, AOC operates the Anasuria floating production vessel (FPSO) around 190km off the coast of Aberdeen.
Mermaid said the primary objective of the intervention was to perform a scale inhibitor treatment on the well, contributing to the long-term production performance of the Teal asset.
The Westhill-based company, a subsidiary of majority Thai-owned and Singapore-listed Mermaid Group, carried out the operation using the Island Valiant vessel.
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) regional director Scott Cormack said the successful Teal P2 intervention highlights the company’s expanding capabilities in subsea operations.
“To safely execute the project with a positive outcome on the primary objectives, while working with Anasuria Operating Company and multiple partners , reflects our commitment to operational excellence and supporting the UK’s long-term energy resilience,” Cormack said.
© Supplied by Mermaid SubseaAOC wells manager Tom Reeve said the successful operation will help to protect long-term production from Teal and “build a relationship for future works”.
Mermaid Subsea & Anasuria FPSO
The operation comes after Mermaid kicked off its second North Sea operational season using the Island Valiant as it continues its long-term expansion plans.
It follows a busy year for Mermaid in 2024, with the company plugging and abandoning 30 North Sea wells using the Island Valiant.
Elsewhere, Mermaid completed the first stage of a multi-year decommissioning contract with Shell, with further phases to follow in 2025 and 2026.
The company is also preparing to welcome its very won dive vessel, which is due to enter the North Sea market and support the Island Valiant later this year.
© Image: Mermaid Subsea“The Island Valiant has been a reliable workhorse for us, and we’re excited to return with an expert crew, toolkit and solutions that are changing the way the basin operates,” Cormack said.
Meanwhile, AOC and its part-owner Hibiscus Petroleum are preparing for production to start at its Teal West development.
Hibiscus expects Teal West to have a production life of 10 years with the potential to produce 10.4m barrels of oil and 9.8 billion cubic feet of gas.
The Teal West project secured regulatory approval in 2023, but the company has raised concerns about the impact of the UK government’s windfall tax on its operations.
Speaking to Energy Voice in March, AOC chief executive Richard Beattie urged the UK government to address “flaws” in the Energy Profits Levy which are impacting North Sea investment.
The UK government has conducted an industry consultation focused on the windfall tax and future oil and gas licensing, with Labour expected to lay out its North Sea policies in greater detail later this year.
