TAQA UK is focussed on delivering excellence in late-life operations and decommissioning.

We operate seven platforms, which produce from several fields spread across the Northern and Central North Sea.

We have safely and successfully completed our first platform decommissioning campaign of our Brae Bravo platform during 2021/22 and are working towards cessation of production of our remaining Northern North Sea assets by the end of 2024.

Oil and Gas Assets
Cormorant Alpha

161km northeast of Lerwick, Shetland

Cormorant Alpha is a TAQA-owned and operated fixed installation serving as a manned drilling and production installation for the South Cormorant field in Block 211/26a in the East Shetland Basin of the northern North Sea. Oil from Cormorant Alpha is exported to Sullom Voe Terminal in the Shetlands via the Brent System.  Gas from Cormorant Alpha also joins the Western Leg Gas Pipeline link to the FLAGS.

Eider

184km northeast of Lerwick, Shetland

Eider is a TAQA-owned and operated fixed installation serving as a Utility facility for the Otter Field, in Block 210/15a in the East Shetland Basin of the northern North Sea.

North Cormorant

(177km north-east of Lerwick, Shetland)

North Cormorant is a TAQA-owned and operated fixed installation serving as a manned drilling and production installation for the North Cormorant field in Block 211/21 in the East Shetland Basin of the northern North Sea.

Tern Alpha

(169km north-east of Lerwick, Shetland)

Tern Alpha is a TAQA-owned and operated fixed installation serving as a manned drilling and production installation for the Tern field in block 210/25 in the East Shetland Basin of the northern North Sea. It also serves as a production facility for the Hudson, Kestrel, Falcon and Cladhan fields.

Harding

(320 km north-east of Aberdeen)

Harding is a jack-up production unit serving as a manned production facility for the Harding field, in Block 9/23b in the central North Sea. TAQA has a 70% interest in the Harding field and is the operator. The other partner is Maersk, who holds 30%.

Brent System pipeline

The Brent System Pipeline connects TAQA UK’s operated Cormorant Alpha platform to the Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland, which TAQA has a non-operated interest in.

Brae Area

The Brae fields lie approximately 170 miles (274 km) north-east of Aberdeen principally within three UK Blocks: 16/7a, 16/3a and 16/3b. TAQA Bratani Limited is the operator. TAQA Bratani Limited, TAQA Bratani LNS Limited, Centrica Resources Limited, and JX Nippon Exploration and Production (UK) Limited are equity partners.

Brae Alpha commenced production in 1983, Brae Bravo in 1988 (with cessation of production in December 2018 and decommissioning in 2022) and East Brae in 1993. The Central and West Brae/Sedgwick sub-sea tiebacks to Brae Alpha commenced production in 1989 and 1997, 6 respectively. The Braemar sub-sea tieback to East Brae commenced production in 2003, followed by the Devenick sub-sea tieback in 2012.

Liquids from the Brae Area are exported via the Forties pipeline to Cruden Bay and then on to Kinneil near Grangemouth. Gas is transported via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) pipeline to the SAGE terminal at St. Fergus.

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