Clair Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: BP
- Country: UK
- Location: 75 km West of Shetland, North Sea
- Production start: 2005
- Partners: Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves: 7 billion barrels of oil equivalent
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The giant Clair field is the UK’s largest hydrocarbon resource, with total volumes initially in place across the entire field currently estimated at more than 7 billion barrels of oil equivalent
- Due to the highly complex and fractured nature of the reservoir, there has been considerable uncertainty as to how much of the oil could be recovered
- The Clair field extends over an area of 220km2, in water depths of approximately 140m
- Oil and gas is exported via pipelines to the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal on Shetland
- Platform flow rates are 60,000 BPD oil, 100,000 BPD water and 40 MMSCFD gas lift compression
- The platform topsides comprise three decks, which accommodate all the required facilities for drilling and processing of the produced fluids.
- The platform jacket for Clair is a four-legged single steel structure of around 165 metres (540 feet) in height.
- Gas is transported to Sullom Voe on the West Of Shetlands Gas Pipeline System
+++ Contractors
- **Mustang Engineering:** Front end engineering, detail design and project management for the platform
- **Aker Verdal:** Fabrication of the platform jacket
- **Kvaerner:** Jacket and Piles
- **AMEC:** Fabrication and integration of deck
- **Saipem:** Installation of platform
- **Stolt Offshore:** Construction and installation of the gas import/export system
- **BiFab:** Skids/Compression Module
+++ History
- 1977 - The Clair field was originally discovered
- 2001 - The first development phase (Clair Phase 1) was sanctioned
- 2002 - Major contracts awarded
- 2004 - Clair rig sets sail
- 2005 - Production from the Clair field commenced
- 2009 - Shell stake increases from 18.7% to 28% after acquiring stake from Hess
- 2011 - AMEC appointed to deliver the engineering and project management services (EPMS) for the main platform design for Clair Ridge
- 2022 - MOU signed to collaborate in the electrification of oil fields West of Shetland
+++ Geology
- A highly complex and fractured reservoir
+++ Links
- Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
- Mustang Engineering Platform References
- Bifab Platform References
- Kvaerner Platform References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- AMEC awarded £150 million Clair Ridge design engineering, North Sea
- BP Confirms Extension of Giant Clair Field West of Shetland in the UK
- Shell in strategic asset swap with Hess
- Clair Field Gets Green Light
- Stolt Offshore Announces $120 Million of Contract Awards in the North Sea
- Major Clair Contracts Awarded
- Heavyweight Clair Leaves for the Atlantic
- Greater Clair Appraisal Programme Approved
- West Of Shetland Oil And Gas Field Owners Agree To Explore Electrification Options