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Brae oilfield

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Location/block
  
16/7a

Operator
  
Marathon Oil

Offshore/onshore
  
offshore

Region
  
North Sea

Brae oilfield

Country
  
Scotland, United Kingdom

Discovery
  
1975 (North sector) 1976 (Central sector) 1977 (South sector)

Start of production
  
1983 (South) 1988 (North) 1989 (Central)

Partners
  
BP, Centrica, Engie, JX Nippon Oil & Energy, TAQA

The Brae field is a Scottish oil field. The name comes from a Scots language word for hillside. The Fields are operated by Marathon Oil and are located in UKCS block 16/7a. Three accumulations total about 70 million tonnes of oil liquids and a further 22 cubic kilometres of gas. The main platforms currently produce from underlying reserves, with regular infill drilling to identify and exploit undrained pockets in the Brae stratigraphy. A number of subsea tieback fields in the area produce through facilities on the platforms, extending their viability into the future. Gas is exported to St Fergus, Scotland via the SAGE pipeline system and oil is exported via the Forties system.

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Brae oilfield Wikipedia