Clair oilfield

Clair oilfield
Location of Clair oilfield
Country	Scotland
Region	Scottish Territorial Waters
Location	West of Shetland
Block	206/7; 206/8; 206/9; 206/12; 206/15
Offshore/onshore	offshore
Coordinates	60°45′N 2°24′W / 60.750°N 2.400°W / 60.750; -2.400
Operator	BP
Partners	BP ConocoPhillips Chevron Corporation Royal Dutch Shell Amerada Hess
Field history
Discovery	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Start of development	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Start of production	2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Production
Estimated oil in place	8,000 million barrels (~1.1×10^9 t)
Producing formations	Devonian to Carboniferous continental sandstone

The Clair oilfield is an offshore oil field in Scottish territorial waters 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Shetland in water depths of up to 140 metres (460 ft). The field is the largest oilfield on the UK Continental Shelf with an estimated 8 billion barrels of oil-in-place, according to the BP Plc's website. It extends over an area of some 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi), covering five licence blocks.^[1]