FLAGS

This article is about the pipeline. For the x86 status register, see FLAGS register (computing).

Far North Liquids and Associated Gas System
Location
Country	United Kingdom
General direction	north–south–west
From	Brent oilfield
Passes through	North Sea
To	St Fergus Gas Plant
General information
Type	natural gas
Partners	Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil
Operator	Shell UK Exploration and Production
Technical information
Length	450 km (280 mi)
Diameter	36 in (914 mm)

The FLAGS (Far North Liquids and Associated Gas System) pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in the North Sea which is used to transport liquids and associated gas from the following fields:

• Cormorant A
• North Cormorant
• North West Hutton
• Ninian Central
• Ninian North & South
• Brent 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D'
• Tern
• Magnus
• Thistle
• Murchison
• Statfjord
• Heather
• Gjøa

The pipeline is a 36-inch (910 mm) steel pipe to API 5L, X60 specification and is 450.6 kilometres (280.0 mi) long. It starts at Brent 'A' and terminates at St. Fergus near Peterhead in Scotland.^[1] Pipe laying was completed in April 1978 and finally commissioned in May 1982.

At Brent A, the pipeline is connected with the Northern Leg and Western Leg transmission systems, carrying gas from a number of nearby fields.^[1] Natural gas from the Norwegian Statfjord field is fed through the Tampen pipeline, linking Norwegian and UK gas trunkline networks.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Collins, Alan; Field, Graham (PDF). Shell Expro's Plant Optimisation and Sysems Management Project. Energy Solutions International. http://www.energy-solutions.com/pdf/PLM_case_study_Collins_Shell_Expros_Plant_Optimization.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-14. 
2. ^ "Tampen link onstream". Offshore Magazine (PennWell Corporation). 2007-10-25. http://www.offshore-mag.com/index/article-display/310145/articles/offshore/production/north-sea-northwest-europe/tampen-link-onstream.html. Retrieved 2010-03-14.