Brae-Forties Oil Pipeline System

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Pipeline Name is an operating offshore crude oil pipeline system in the North Sea, off the coast of Scotland, United Kingdom.

Location

The pipeline system delivers oil from the North Sea onshore to the Forties Oil Pipeline System.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Brae Group
• Parent company: Marathon Oil; Britoil; Bow Valley Petroleum; British Gas Exploration and Production Limited; Kerr McGee Oil; LL&E Inc; Sovereign Oil and Gas
• Capacity: 540,000 bpd
• Length: 117 kilometers
• Diameter: 30 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 1983 (presumed)*
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

*The start year is presumed based on developments of oil fields in the region that connect to the Brae-Forties Oil Pipeline System.