East Shetland Basin

The East Shetland Basin is a major oil-producing area of the North Sea between Scotland and Norway.

ExxonMobil's Beryl alpha oil platform in the East Shetland Basin

Oil produced in the UK area is landed at Sullom Voe Terminal in the Shetland Islands. Associated gas flows via the FLAGS pipeline to St Fergus Gas Terminal.

The UK East Shetland Basin includes the following oil and gas fields and accumulations:[1]

  • Alwyn North
  • Barra
  • Brent
  • Broom
  • Causeway
  • Cheviot
  • Cladhan
  • Conrie
  • Cormorant
  • Deveron
  • Don
  • Dunbar
  • Eider
  • Ellon
  • Falcon
  • Fionn
  • Grant
  • Harris
  • Heather
  • Hudson
  • Hutton
  • Islay
  • Jura
  • Kestrel
  • KrakenLyell
  • Magnus
  • Merlin
  • Murchison
  • Ninian
  • Nuggets
  • Orlando
  • Otter
  • Pelican
  • Penguin
  • Playfair
  • Rhum
  • Strathspey
  • Tern
  • Thistle
  • Ythan

See also

60°N 2°E

References
  1. "Oil and Gas Authority: Oil and Gas Activity". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.


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