Foinaven oilfield | |
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Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Region | West of Shetland |
Blocks | 204/19 204/24a |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 60°15′N 4°30′W / 60.250°N 4.500°W |
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Field history | |
Discovery | October 1990 |
Start of development | 1994 |
Start of production | 1997 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 12,000 barrels per day (~6.0×10 5 t/a) |
Recoverable oil | 200 million barrels (~2.7×10 7 t) |
Foinaven oilfield is a deep-water oil development approximately 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of the Shetland Islands. Together with Schiehallion, Loyal, Solan, Clair and Lancaster fields it forms the area generally termed as the West of Shetland.