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British petroleum exploration and production company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 and the firm holds a secondary listing on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.
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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| LSE: ENQ, Nasdaq Stockholm: ENQ | |
| Industry | Oil and gas industry |
| Founded | 6 April 2010 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | |
| Products | Petroleum exploration and production |
| Revenue |  $1,459.0 million (2023)[1] |
| $482.6 million (2023)[1] | |
 $(30.8) million (2023)[1] | |
| Website | www.enquest.co.uk |
The company was formed in April 2010 by a combination of the demerged British North Sea assets of Petrofac and Lundin Petroleum.[2]
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% |
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