UK Continental Shelf petroleum province
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The UK Continental Shelf petroleum province is an offshore region surrounding the United Kingdom that contains significant oil and gas reserves and has been a major focus of the country’s hydrocarbon exploration and production activities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore hydrocarbon province
ⓘ
petroleum province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
North Sea oil industry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK energy policy NERFINISHED ⓘ UK offshore licensing rounds ⓘ |
| containsBasin |
Central North Sea Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Irish Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Faroe-Shetland Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern North Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockall Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern North Sea Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsField |
Brent oil field
NERFINISHED
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Buzzard oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Clair oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Elgin gas condensate field NERFINISHED ⓘ Forties oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin gas condensate field NERFINISHED ⓘ Indefatigable gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ Leman gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninian oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Piper oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ Schiehallion oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentActivity |
brownfield redevelopment
ⓘ
decommissioning of offshore installations ⓘ late-life asset management ⓘ |
| developmentPhase | mature petroleum province ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major contributor to UK energy supply
ⓘ
major contributor to UK government revenues ⓘ |
| explorationStarted | 1960s ⓘ |
| firstMajorGasDiscovery | 1960s GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstMajorOilDiscovery | 1969 GENERATED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
North Sea Transition Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Oil and Gas Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
condensate
ⓘ
crude oil ⓘ natural gas ⓘ natural gas liquids ⓘ |
| hostRockAge |
Mesozoic
ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
floating production systems
ⓘ
offshore pipelines ⓘ offshore production platforms ⓘ subsea tie-backs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Margin
NERFINISHED
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Irish Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea ⓘ United Kingdom Continental Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ West of Shetland area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHydrocarbonType |
Jurassic-sourced oil
ⓘ
Permian gas ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom exclusive economic zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Health and Safety Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gas storage and transportation
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ hydrocarbon production ⓘ |
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