Brae Complex Oil and Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: Marathon
• Country: UK
• Location: 220 km from the UK coast
• Production start: 1983
• Partners: Taqa, Spirit Energy
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Brae platforms lie some 220 km from the UK coast and 8 km west of the median line with Norway. There are three platforms, - Brae Alpha, Brae Bravo and East Brae
• All three platforms are Manned
• These installations act as a regional hub for oil and gas production and export from various Marathon Oil operated and third party operated fields and subsea tiebacks
• The Centrica, Birch, Larch and Sycamore Fields as well as the Talisman Enoch Oil Field are tied back to the Brae Alpha
• The Braemar Oil Field and the Devenick Gas Field are subsea tie backs to the East Brae platform
• Production from the Beinn and Bracken Fields as well as the Kingfisher Field are processed on Brae Bravo
• Condensate from the Heimdal Gas Field is received at Brae
• Oil is exported via the Brae - Forties pipeline to the Forties Pipeline System
• Gas is transported to the SAGE St Fergus Gas Processing Terminal via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) Pipeline

Contractors

• McDermott: Construction of Brae Alpha & Brae Bravo Platforms
• RGC: Construction of Brae East Platform
• Dragados/Lewis Offshore: Construction of Brae A Modules & Jacket
• BiFab:
  • East Brae - Caisson Risers, Anchor and Clamps. 200 Tonnes. 140m long x 914mm diameter
  • Brae - Pipeline Crossover, Protection Cover and Pipe Spools, Subsea Isolation Valve with Protection Cover
• Emtunga: Brae A - Heli reception modules
• Penspen: FEED for East Brae tie-back
• FoundOcean: Grouting for:
  • East Brae spoolpiece supports
  • Central Brae Pipeline Crossings
  • Brae B and Flare Tower
  • Brae A

History

• 1980 - North and South Brae Projects development approved by UK Government
• 1983 - Production starts from Brae Alpha
• 1988 - Production starts from Brae Bravo
• 1990 - East Brae Project development approved by UK Government
• 1993 - Production starts from East Brae
• 1996 - West Brae Project development approved by UK Government
• 2002 - BP acquires 6.2% of East Brae and 7.7% of Brae South, Central, North from BG Group
• 2005 - Centrica acquires Kerr McGee assets
• 2012 - BP sells its stake in the fields to Taqa
• 2018 - Brae Bravo Ceased Production
• 2019 - RockRose Energy acquired Marathon's stake
• 2020 - Approval granted for East Brae decommissioning

Links

1. Marathon Oil - 2012 - Environmental Performance Report
2. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
3. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
4. International Protective Coatings Platform References
5. BiFab Subsea References
6. Penspen Offshore And Platform References
7. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
8. List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
9. FoundOcean Subsea References
10. Emtunga Offshore Platform References
11. Serimax Pipeline References
12. BP and BG agree North Sea asset swap
13. Centrica to acquire interests in North Sea gas fields
14. BP to Sell Package of Central North Sea Assets to Taqa for $1.1 Billion
15. Marathon Oil Closes on Sale of U.K. Business