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Tethys

The Tethys installation is a normally unattended platform serving the Tethys gas field in the Southern North Sea, installed around 2007 as part of satellite developments tied into the Saturn LOGGS hub. It hosts wellheads and exports gas to Saturn and the wider LOGGS export system to Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal, with the complex now in cold suspension and removal planned over the coming years.

Operator: Chysaor

Status: Decommissioned

Tethys platform photo

Image Source: Chysaor. (All rights belong to the original owner.)

Production: Gas

Operations start: 2006

Water depth: 32 m

Country: UK

Block: 49/11

Type: Fixed steel jacket

Field

The Tethys gas field lies in the Southern North Sea producing dry gas, developed contemporaneously with Mimas and other satellites in the LOGGS area. Gas flowed via dedicated pipelines to the Saturn platform and onward to shore via the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System.

Facilities

Tethys's installation comprises a minimal steel jacket with topside supporting production well slots, Xmas trees and export manifolding. There is no significant onboard processing; gas is routed via a subsea pipeline network to the Saturn hub where dehydration and conditioning occurred before export to the Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal. Onboard utilities are limited to remote safety shutdown, local power for instrumentation and chemical injection points for flow assurance. The platform is designed for unmanned operation with remote control and periodic maintenance access. With the LOGGS complex in cold suspension, Tethys is subject to planned decommissioning, reflecting UKCS regulatory criteria for retirement of ageing satellite infrastructure.

Tethys layout
Image Source: Chysaor. (All rights belong to the original owner.)

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