Brent System
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Brent System | |
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Location | |
Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
General direction | north-south-west |
From | North Sea oilfields |
Passes through | Cormorant Alpha |
To | Sullom Voe Terminal |
General information | |
Type | oil |
Operator | TAQA Bratani |
Technical information | |
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Maximum discharge | 100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m3/d) |
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The Brent System pipeline transports oil from the North Sea oilfields via Cormorant Alpha to the Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland, Scotland.[1] Oil is transported from 20 oilfields, including:
- Thistle
- Murchison
- Hutton
- North West Hutton
- Dunlin
- Brent A, B,C & D
- Cormorant Alpha
- North Cormorant
- Tern
- Eider
The pipeline is 36 inches (910 mm) diameter steel (API 5L X60) of 147 kilometres (91 mi) in length. It has capacity of 100,000 barrels per day (16,000 m3/d).[1]
Since 3 August 2009, it is operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company replacing the previous operator Royal Dutch Shell.[1][2] The Brent system is jointly owned by 21 companies.[1]
References
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