Fulmar Oil And Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Talisman
- Country: UK
- Location: Central North Sea
- Production start: 1982
- Partners:
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- Fulmar consists of two bridge-linked jacket structures, namely the Fulmar Alpha (Fulmar A) and the Fulmar Advanced Drilling (AD) platforms;
- The Fulmar A platform is an eight-legged fixed steel jacket weighing approximately 12,400 Te;
- The Fulmar AD is a four-legged fixed steel jacket weighing approximately 1,406 Te;
- The Fulmar platforms have facilities for drilling, production, accommodation and associated utilities;
- Fulmar is a vital production hub in the area, providing an export route for Auk, Clyde and Orion, as well as the Gannet Oil And Gas Field
- Gas is exported via the Fulmar Gas Pipeline to the St Fergus Gas Processing Plants.
- Oil is transported via the Norpipe Crude Oil Pipeline to Teeside
Contractors
- **Highlands Fabricators:** Fulmar A platform
- **RDL Ltd/William Press:** Construction of Fulmar Modules & WHP
- **Saipem:** Pipeline installation
History
- 1975 - Fulmar Oil And Gas Field discovered
- 1978 - Project development approved by UK Goverment
- 1981 - The platform was installed
- 1982 - First oil produced
- 2006 - Talisman acquired the field from Shell
- 2010 - Auk North was developed