Forties Oil Field

Forties Oil Field
Forties Oil Field is located in North Sea
Forties Oil Field
Location of Forties Oil Field
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
RegionNorth Sea
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
Coordinates57°43′00″N 1°01′00″E / 57.716667°N 1.016667°E / 57.716667; 1.016667
OperatorAPA Corporation
Field history
Discovery7 October 1970 (1970-10-07)
Start of production1975 (1975)
Peak year1979
Production
Current production of oil20,000 barrels per day (~10.0×10^5 t/a)
Year of current production of oil2021
Current production of gas10×10^6 cu ft/d (280×10^3 m3/d)
Year of current production of gas2013
Estimated oil in place5,000 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.