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Map of oil and gas fields. This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil and natural gas reservoirs beneath the North Sea.In terms of the oil industry, "North Sea oil" often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" (west of Shetland) which are not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea.
The Nelson field is located in Block 22/6a of the UK North Sea. It is named after Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson whose statue is in Trafalgar Square where Enterprise Oil's office was located. Two other fields are tied back to the Nelson field platform: Bardolino oil field Block 22/13 (57.6404°N, 1.3700°E) and Howe oil field Block 22/12a (57. ...
The UK Continental Shelf Act came into force in May 1964. Seismic exploration and the first well followed later that year. It and a second well on the Mid North Sea High were dry, as the Rotliegendes was absent, but BP's Sea Gem rig struck gas in the West Sole Field in September 1965. [8]
Alwyn North is a major oil and gas field in the United Kingdom sector of the northern North Sea, 160 km east of the Shetland Islands. The field was developed through two bridge-linked offshore platforms and a number of subsea satellite wellheads. Alwyn North has been producing oil and gas since 1987 and is still (2023) in operation.
The Rosebank field, situated northwest of Shetland in Scotland and majority-owned by Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor, is the largest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea ...
Oil rigs at Cromarty Firth, Scotland. In December 1969, Amoco discovered the Montrose Field about 217 km (135 mi) east of Aberdeen. [6] The original objective of the well had been to drill for gas to test the idea that the southern North Sea gas province extended to the north.
The Andrew oilfield is a relatively small hydrocarbon field in the UK sector of the North Sea, 230 kilometres (140 mi) North-East of Aberdeen and it is operated by BP.It is produced from a single platform, which is also the hub of the Kinnoull, Cyrus and Farragon subsea developments.
Gannet is an oil and gas field located in the United Kingdom's continental shelf in the North Sea. It is 180 km (110 mi) east of Aberdeen, and the water depth at the Gannet offshore installation is 95 m (312 ft). [1] The field is located in Blocks 22/21, 22/25, 22/26 and 21/30.