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Brent System

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General direction
  
north-south-west

Length
  
147 km (91 mi)

Type of business
  
oil

Passes through
  
Cormorant oilfield

From
  
North Sea oilfields

Diameter
  
91 cm

Operator
  
TAQA

Country
  
Scotland, United Kingdom

Maximum discharge
  
100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m/d)

The Brent System pipeline transports oil from the North Sea oilfields via Cormorant Alpha to the Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland, Scotland. 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).

    Since 3 August 2009, it is operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company replacing the previous operator Royal Dutch Shell. The Brent system is jointly owned by 21 companies.

    References

    Brent System Wikipedia
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