- Fulmar oilfield
The Fulmar Oilfield is situated 312 km east of
Dundee ,Scotland ,United Kingdom in block number 30/16 and 30/11b. It is operated byRoyal Dutch Shell and licensed by Shell/Esso ,Amoco ,Amerada andNorth Sea Inc . It was discovered in December 1975 in a water depth of 82 metres. Estimated ultimate recovery is 544 million barrels (86,500,000 m³) of oil. It is named after thefulmar , a sea bird.The oil reservoir is located at a depth of 3,050 metres.
The "Fulmar A platform" operates above the oilfield. Production started in February 1982 from the Fulmar 'A' platform. This platform is a steel, 8 legged jacket designed by McDermott Engineering and constructed at
Nigg ,Easter Ross ,Scotland . This jacket weighs 12,400 tonnes and supports a topside weight of around 22,560 tonnes.The topsides facilities included capability to drill, produce, meter, pump oil and gas. It can also inject both gas and water. Production is exported via the Norpipe system to Teeside
Associated gas from the reservoir is separated and used to power electrical generation with the excess being transported by theFulmar Gas Pipeline toSt. Fergus .ee also
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Energy policy of the United Kingdoms
*Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
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