Ninian Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Canadian Natural Resources
• Country: UK
• Location: North Sea
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Ninian field is located in the UK sector of the North Sea, approximately 100 miles North-East of the Shetland Islands and is approximately 240 miles North-North-East of Aberdeen in UKCS Block 3/03.
• The Ninian field development programme originally comprised a two-platform strategy: Ninian South Platform (NSP) and Ninian Central Platform (NCP). A third platform, Ninian North Platform (NNP) was installed in June 1978 in order to ensure optimum exploitation of the northern part of the field.
• NCP 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
• 1980 - Production from NNP started
• 1991 - Lyell development approved
• 1996 - Chevron sells its stake to Oryx
• 2002 - Canadian Natural Resources acquired additional equity in the field from Kerr-McGee
• 2019 - Approval granted for decommissioning of the Ninian Northern Platform

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. International Protective Coatings Platform References
4. Bifab Subsea References
5. FoundOcean Subsea References
6. Emtunga Europe Offshore Platform References
7. Serimax Pipeline References
8. Chevron Sells Selected North Sea Interests
9. Canadian Natural Resources Limited To Acquire Additional North Sea Interests
10. Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces Transfer Of Ownership – Ninian And Murchison Fields
11. Wood Group PSN achieves significant UK contract extension