| Forties pipeline system | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| General direction | east–west |
| From | Forties Charlie platform |
| Passes through | North Sea |
| To | Cruden Bay |
| General information | |
| Type | Crude oil |
| Owner | Ineos |
| Operator | Ineos |
| Construction started | 1975 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 169 km (105 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 0.7 million barrels per day (~3.5×107 t/a) |
| Diameter | 36 in (914 mm) |
The Forties pipeline system (FPS) is a major pipeline transport network in the North Sea. It is owned and operated by Ineos and carries 30% of the UK's oil, or about 550 thousand barrels per day (87×103 m3/d) of oil per day, to shore.[1] It carries liquids production from 85 fields in the North Sea and several Norwegian fields on behalf of around 40 companies. The system has a capacity of 575,000 barrels of oil a day.[2]
FPS consists of a 36-inch (910 mm) pipeline originating at APA Corporation's Forties Charlie platform. The pipeline carries crude oil 169 kilometres (105 mi), routing through the Forties Unity riser platform, to the terminal at Cruden Bay. From there unstabilised crude is co-mingled with natural gas condensate from the St Fergus terminal and pumped to the processing facility at Kinneil, Grangemouth. The onshore pipeline has three intermediate pumping stations at Netherley, Brechin and Balbeggie.
- ^ Hotten, Russell (24 April 2008). "Grangemouth strike would force BP to shut North Sea pipeline". The Daily Telegraph.
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