Brae Complex Oil and Gas Fields
Summary Information
- Operator: Marathon
- Country: UK
- Location: 220 km from the UK coast
- Production start: 1983
- Partners: Taqa
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Brae platforms lie some 220 km from the UK coast and 8 km west of the median line with Norway. There are three platforms, - Brae Alpha, Brae Bravo and East Brae
- All three platforms are Manned
- These installations act as a regional hub for oil and gas production and export from various Marathon Oil operated and third party operated fields and subsea tiebacks
- The Centrica, Birch, Larch and Sycamore Fields as well as the Talisman Enoch Oil Field are tied back to the Brae Alpha
- The Braemar Oil Field and the Devenick Gas Field are subsea tie backs to the East Brae platform
- Production from the Beinn and Bracken Fields as well as the Kingfisher Field are processed on Brae Bravo
- Condensate from the Heimdal Gas Field is received at Brae
- Oil is exported via the Brae - Forties pipeline to the Forties Pipeline System
- Gas is transported to the Sage St Fergus Gas Processing Terminal via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) Pipeline
+++ Contractors
- **McDermott:** Construction of Brae Alpha & Brae Bravo Platforms
- **RGC:** Construction of Brae East Platform
- **Dragados/Lewis Offshore:** Construction of Brae A Modules & Jacket
- **BiFab:**
* East Brae - Caisson Risers, Anchor and Clamps. 200 Tonnes. 140m long x 914mm diameter * Brae - Pipeline Crossover, Protection Cover and Pipe Spools, Subsea Isolation Valve with Protection Cover
- **Emtunga:** Brae A - Heli reception modules
- **Penspen:** FEED for East Brae tie-back
- **FoundOcean:** Grouting for:
* East Brae spoolpiece supports * Central Brae Pipeline Crossings * Brae B and Flare Tower * Brae A
+++ History
- 1980 - North and South Brae Projects development approved by UK Government
- 1983 - Production starts from Brae Alpha
- 1988 - Production starts from Brae Bravo
- 1990 - East Brae Project development approved by UK Government
- 1993 - Production starts from East Brae
- 1996 - West Brae Project development approved by UK Government
- 2002 - BP acquires 6.2% of East Brae and 7.7% of Brae South, Central, North from BG Group
- 2012 - BP sells its stake in the fields to Taqa
- 2018 - Brae Bravo Ceased Production
+++ Geology
Links
- Marathon Oil - 2012 - Environmental Performance Report
- [[[List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK]]]
- [[[International Protective Coatings Platform References]]]
- [[[Bifab Subsea References]]]
- [[[Penspen Offshore And Platform References]]]
- [[[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]]]
- [[[List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK]]]
- [[[FoundOcean Subsea References]]]
- [[[Emtunga Offshore Platform References]]]
- [[[Serimax Pipeline References]]]
- BP and BG agree North Sea asset swap
- Centrica to acquire interests in North Sea gas fields
- BP to Sell Package of Central North Sea Assets to Taqa for $1.1 Billion
