Forties Oil Field | |
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Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Region | North Sea |
Offshore/onshore | offshore |
Coordinates | 57°43′00″N 1°01′00″E / 57.716667°N 1.016667°E |
Operator | APA Corporation |
Field history | |
Discovery | 7 October 1970 |
Start of production | 1975 |
Peak year | 1979 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 20,000 barrels per day (~10.0×10 5 t/a) |
Year of current production of oil | 2021 |
Current production of gas | 10×10 6 cu ft/d (280×10 3 m3/d) |
Year of current production of gas | 2013 |
Estimated oil in place | 5,000 million barrels (~6.8×10 8 t) |
The Forties Oil Field is the second largest oil field in the North Sea, after the Clair oilfield, which is located 110 miles east of Aberdeen. It was discovered in 1970 and first produced oil in 1975 under ownership of British Petroleum, now called BP.