Ninian Oil Field
Related Pages
UK Oil & Gas Fields
CNR Oil & Gas Fields
Upstream News
For More Upstream News
- Glossary of Upstream Terms
- Unconventional Oil And Gas Resources
- Global Floating Production Storage And Offloading Vessels (FPSO)
Summary Information
- Operator: Canadian Natural Resources
- Country: UK
- Location: North Sea
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The field is operated by 3 manned platforms, Ninian North, Central and South
- Ninian central is a concrete gravity based structure and the other two are fixed steel platforms
- The Lyell Oil Field and Strathspey Oil Field are subsea tie-backs with production via subsea manifold to the Ninian South platform
- Oil is transported via the Ninian Crude Oil Pipeline to the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal
- The Orlando Oil Field is a subsea tieback to the Ninian Platform
Contractors
- William Press: Ninian South Platform
- Emtunga:
- Ninian South accommodation module
- Ninian North - 80 man living quarters
- Whessoe: Ninian North Platform
- Charlton Leslie: Ninian Central Modules
- Wood Group PSN: Project management, engineering, construction and general commissioning services
- Bifab: Subsea Isolation Valve Spools and Protection Frame
- FoundOcean: Ninian Central Grouting
- Acergy: Lyell Subsea Installation
History
- 1978 - Chevron awarded development approval
- 1991 - Lyell development approved
- 1996 - Chevron sells its stake to Oryx
- 2002 - Canadian Natural Resources acquired additional equity in the field from Kerr-McGee
Geology
Links
- UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- Bifab Subsea References
- FoundOcean Subsea References
- Emtunga Europe Offshore Platform References
- Serimax Pipeline References
- Chevron Sells Selected North Sea Interests
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited To Acquire Additional North Sea Interests
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces Transfer Of Ownership – Ninian And Murchison Fields
- Wood Group PSN achieves significant UK contract extension
page revision: 20, last edited: 12 Aug 2015 06:32