Beatrice oil field
Small oilfield consisting of 3 platforms located 24 km off the north east coast of Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Beatrice Oil Field is a small oilfield consisting of 3 platforms located 24 km off the north east coast of Scotland. It began operations in 1980 with the field finally being decommissioned in 2017.
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Beatrice Oil Field | |
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Location of Beatrice Oil Field | |
Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Region | North Sea off Scotland |
Location | Moray Firth, North Sea |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 58°7′48″N 3°4′12″W |
Operator | Talisman Energy |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1976 |
Start of development | 1977 |
Start of production | 1980 |
Abandonment | 2017 |
Production | |
Estimated oil in place | 480 million barrels (~6.5×10 |
Recoverable oil | 140 million barrels (~1.9×10 |
Producing formations | Hettangian sandstone, siltstone, and claystone |
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Work is ongoing to begin removing all structures.
The 84 turbine Beatrice Offshore Windfarm now sits in the same area and was completed in 2019.[1]