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* Operator: TAQA | * Operator: TAQA | ||
* Country: UK | * Country: UK | ||
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* Production Volume: | * Production Volume: | ||
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* The field consists of three parts, Cormorant North & South and recently discovered Cormorant East | * The field consists of three parts, Cormorant North & South and recently discovered Cormorant East | ||
* Cormorant Alpha is a Concrete Gravity Based Structure (CGBS) | * Cormorant Alpha is a Concrete Gravity Based Structure (CGBS) | ||
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| − | + | === Contractors === | |
| − | * | + | * '''Redpath de Groot Caledonian; UIE:''' Cormorant North Platform |
| − | * | + | * '''Emtunga:''' North Cormorant - Helicopter control module & office complex |
| − | * | + | * '''McAlpine/Sea Tank:''' Cormorant South Platform |
| − | * | + | * '''Cleveland Bridge:''' Construction of Cormorant South Modules |
| − | * | + | * '''McDermott:''' Construction of Cormorant North Modules |
| − | * | + | * '''FoundOcean:''' Cormorant ‘A’ |
| − | + | === History === | |
* 1972 - Cormorant Oil Field discovered | * 1972 - Cormorant Oil Field discovered | ||
* 1979 - Government approval given for Cormorant North & South | * 1979 - Government approval given for Cormorant North & South | ||
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* 2012 - TAQA discovers ‘Cormorant East | * 2012 - TAQA discovers ‘Cormorant East | ||
* 2013 - Leak detected on Cormorant Alpha | * 2013 - Leak detected on Cormorant Alpha | ||
| + | * 2020 - Approval granted for North Cormorantdecommissioning | ||
| + | * 2022 - Approval granted for Cormorant Alpha decommissioning | ||
| − | + | === Geology === | |
* Middle Jurassic (Brent) sands | * Middle Jurassic (Brent) sands | ||
| − | + | === Links === | |
# [https://itportal.decc.gov.uk/web_files/ems/2013/TAQA_EMS.pdf TAQA Environmental Statement 2012] | # [https://itportal.decc.gov.uk/web_files/ems/2013/TAQA_EMS.pdf TAQA Environmental Statement 2012] | ||
# [[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]] | # [[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]] | ||
| + | # [[UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes]] | ||
# [[International Protective Coatings Platform References]] | # [[International Protective Coatings Platform References]] | ||
# [[List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK]] | # [[List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK]] | ||
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3301 Contender well successful] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3301 Contender well successful] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3710 TAQA reports incident in UK North Sea] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3710 TAQA reports incident in UK North Sea] | ||
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| + | [[category:Taqa]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 11 June 2024
Summary Information
- Operator: TAQA
- Country: UK
- Location: North Sea
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The field consists of three parts, Cormorant North & South and recently discovered Cormorant East
- Cormorant Alpha is a Concrete Gravity Based Structure (CGBS)
- Cormorant Alpha also receives oil via pipelines from the Brent C, Dunlin Oil Field, North Alwyn and North Cormorant platforms as well as from the Pelican subsea tie-back.
- Prior to 2012, oil from the Murchison Oil Field was also handled here
- North Cormorant is a drilling and production facility for the North Cormorant field. The North Cormorant platform is also a production facility for the Cormorant East field, the Eider Oil Field and the Causeway Oil Field
- Oil is transported via the Brent System Oil Pipeline and gas via the Far North Liquids and Associated Gas System (Flags) Pipeline
Contractors
- Redpath de Groot Caledonian; UIE: Cormorant North Platform
- Emtunga: North Cormorant - Helicopter control module & office complex
- McAlpine/Sea Tank: Cormorant South Platform
- Cleveland Bridge: Construction of Cormorant South Modules
- McDermott: Construction of Cormorant North Modules
- FoundOcean: Cormorant ‘A’
History
- 1972 - Cormorant Oil Field discovered
- 1979 - Government approval given for Cormorant North & South
- 2007 - Shell and Esso decide to dispose of the field along with a number of others
- 2008 - TAQA acquired 100% stake in Cormorant North, South Cormorant from Shell and Esso
- 2009 - TAQA drills new well on the property
- 2012 - TAQA discovers ‘Cormorant East
- 2013 - Leak detected on Cormorant Alpha
- 2020 - Approval granted for North Cormorantdecommissioning
- 2022 - Approval granted for Cormorant Alpha decommissioning
Geology
- Middle Jurassic (Brent) sands
Links
- TAQA Environmental Statement 2012
- UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
- UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
- FoundOcean Subsea References
- Emtunga Offshore Platform References
- Shell and Esso to market selected North Sea assets
- TAQA Completes Acquisition Of North Sea Assets From Shell And Esso
- TAQA Bratani Announces First New North Sea Oil Well On Stream
- Contender well successful
- TAQA reports incident in UK North Sea
