SSE is delighted that gas production has started from the Laggan-Tormore area operated by Total in which it owns a 20% interest. At peak production the Laggan and Tormore fields will produce 90,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day and will help to secure energy for SSE’s customers and help meet the needs of SSE’s gas-fired power stations contributing to security of electricity supply. The nearby Edradour and Glenlivet fields being developed by the same partners are expected to start in 2017 and 2018 respectively keeping production at peak rates through to 2020.
SSE, through its wholly-owned subsidiary SSE E&P UK Limited, acquired a 20% interest in July 2015 from Total E&P UK Limited in these four gas fields and surrounding exploration acreage approximately 125km north west of the Shetland Islands, collectively known as the Greater Laggan Area. In addition to helping meet SSE’s gas demand requirements, the acquisition is expected create value over the long term, despite short term headwinds, and represents SSE’s focus on maintaining a balanced range of energy businesses across its portfolio.
SSE also owns a 20% interest in the new Shetland gas plant where the gas will be processed before transportation to the mainland.