Fulmar Oil and Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Repsol
- Country: UK
- Location: Central North Sea
- Production start: 1982
- Production ended: 2018
- Partners:
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The development is made up of two manned platforms, Fulmar A & Fulmar AD
- Fulmar is a vital production hub in the area, providing an export route for Auk, Clyde and Orion, as well as the Gannet Oil and Gas Field
- Gas is exported via the Fulmar Gas Pipeline to the St Fergus Gas Processing Plants.
- Oil is transported via the Norpipe Crude Oil Pipeline to Teeside
- The field is being decommissioned
Contractors
- **Highlands Fabricators:** Fulmar A platform
- **RDL Ltd/William Press:** Construction of Fulmar Modules & WHP
- **Saipem:** Pipeline installation
History
- 1975 - Fulmar Oil And Gas Field discovered
- 1978 - Project development approved by UK Goverment
- 1982 - First oil produced
- 2006 - Talisman acquired the field from Shell
- 2015 - Repsol became a partner by acquiring Talisman Sinopec
- 2018 - The field stopped production
- 2023 - Repsol awarded contract for decommissioning
Geology
Links
- List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
- FoundOcean Subsea References
- Saipem Pipeline References
- Talisman Acquires Fulmar and Auk Fields in the North Sea
- Repsol reaches an agreement with Talisman Energy to acquire the Canadian oil company
- Repsol Sinopec awards plugging and abandonment decommissioning contract to Archer
