Argyll oil field
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The Argyll oil field is a depleted crude oil field in the UK sector of the central North Sea, 310 km east-south-east of Aberdeen. It was the first field to produce crude oil from the UK offshore continental shelf. Oil was produced between 1975 and 2020 through a series of floating and jack-up production installations. In later phases of development the field was known as Ardmore and then Alma. The adjacent Duncan (later Galia) and Innes fields also processed oil through the Argyll/Ardmore/Alma installation. Oil production from the field has now (2021) ceased.
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Argyll oil field | |
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Location of Argyll oil field | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Region | North Sea |
Location/blocks | 30/24 and 30/25 |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 56°10′40″N 2°46′47″E |
Operators | see text |
Owner | see text |
Field history | |
Discovery | August 1971 |
Start of production | July 1975 |
Abandonment | 1992, 2005, 2020 |
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