OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR THE BP FORTIES OIL FIELD PRODUCTION, PIPELINE AND TERMINAL SYSTEMS

The Forties oilfield in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea is about 100 mi off the Scottish coast. Four steel platforms will eventually produce 500,000 bbl of oil/d and deliver it by the subsea pipeline and 130-mi landline to the BP Grangemouth oil refinery and Hound Point oil terminal on the Firth of Forth. Although the safety measures both on platforms at sea and on shore installation should largely negate the risk of oil spillage, contingency plans have been developed to cover the entire system. The plan and the types of problems involved are described. The work has required re-examining methods of oil spill cleanup at sea and on land, bearing in mind ecological problems, and redesigning equipment where necessary.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From the 1977 Oil Spill Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8-10, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Petroleum Institute

  1220 L Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20005-4070
• Authors:
  • Fulleylove, R J
  • Lester, T E
• Conference:
  • From the 1977 Oil Spill Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8-10, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 87-90

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore platforms; Offshore terminals; Oil recovery equipment; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Prevention; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil removal equipment; Oil spill contingency plans; Oil spill control; Oil spill prevention; Platform safety
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00177395
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Pollution Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: Publication 4284
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1978 12:00AM