Ninian Oil Field
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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