Maersk Oil’s flagship North Sea project has finally got its Utility And Living Quarter (ULQ) jacket installed.
The £3billion Culzean gas project is expected to commercially produce its first hydrocarbons in 2019.
Contractor Heerema has confirmed the successful installation of the ULQ jacket.
Culzean, located 145 miles east of Aberdeen in the central North Sea, was hailed as the biggest find in the UK North Sea in 10 years at the time of its discovery in 2008.
Operator Maersk has a 49.99% stake in the development, alongside BP (32%) and JX Nippon (18.01%).
They are targeting resources estimated at 250-300million barrels of oil equivalent, with peak production forecast to meet 5% of the UK’s total gas needs.