Penguins Oil Field

The Penguins field was originally connected to the Brent Charlie platform via a sub-sea pipeline
A redevelopment is underway which will use the Penguins FPSO a cylindrical vessel with production capacity of 45,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with storage capability of up to 400,000 barrels
Oil will be transported via tanker to refineries, and gas will be transported via the Far North Liquids and Associated Gas System (Flags) Pipeline to the St Fergus gas terminal in northeast Scotland.

J P Kenny:
- Conceptual design and cost estimating
- Four subsea drill centers, piping manifold structures
Saipem: Pipelines EPIC
FoundOcean: Grouting for Flowline Protection Unit Supports

Fluor: Engineering, procurement and fabrication of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel
Subsea7: The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract incorporates the fabrication of two Pipeline Bundles containing pipe-in-pipe production flowlines, gas lift flowlines and control systems. Additionally, this award includes the fabrication of a 9km 16” gas export pipeline, flexible riser system, dynamic umbilical riser system and associated subsea tie-ins.

1974 - Penguins oil field discovered
2001 - Field development approval granted
2002 - First oil produced
2017 - Field closed due to decommissioning of Brent Charlie
2018 - Shell took the final investment decision to redevelop the Penguins oil and gas field
2021 - Exxon sells its stake to HitecVision

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