Tern oilfield

Tern oilfield

The Tern Oilfield is situated 169 km north east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, in block numbers 210/25a. It is operated by Royal Dutch Shell and licensed by Shell/Esso. It was discovered in April 1975 in a water depth of 167 metres. Estimated recovery is 175 million barrels of oil.

Structurally, it is a triangular uplifted block of the Brent Group bounded by NNW-SSE and NNE-SSW trending faults and sealed by overlying Kimmeridge Clay (the dominant source rock, with debated contributions from the much deeper Old Red Sandstone) and Shetland Group mudstones.

The production is via the Cormorant Alpha platform to the Brent System pipeline.

ee also

*Energy policy of the United Kingdom
*Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom

Royal Dutch Shell


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tern oil platform — The Tern oil platform, often just the Tern, is an oil field and oil platform operated in the Shetland basin by Shell/ExxonMobil. All of this consortium s UK northern and central assets are referred to by the names of various seabirds (though when …   Wikipedia

  • List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea — 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… …   Wikipedia

  • List of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange — Economy of Hong Kong     Identity         Hong Kong Dollar           Banknotes           Coins         Monetary Authority …   Wikipedia

  • Monel — The Art Deco gate in the entrance hall of the Guardian Building is made from Monel metal.[1] Monel is a trademark of Special Metals Corporation for a series of nickel alloys, primarily composed of nickel …   Wikipedia

  • 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 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”