Platform Name - Tern Alpha. The Tern oilfield is an oilfield situated 169 kilometres (105 mi) north east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, in block numbers 210/25a. The Tern field was discovered in April 1975 by well 210/25-1, drilled by semi-submersible rig Sedco 135G in a water depth of 167 metres (548 ft). It started production in 1989.

Jul 24, 2020 · TAQA Bratani has filed its decommissioning programs for the Tern and North Cormorant platform topsides, located in the UK North Sea, to the UK authorities. Under these plans, topsides of both these platforms will be removed onshore for reuse, recycling or disposal.

Tern Alpha is a 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. The installation consists of a 4-legged steel jacket sub-structure, anchored by piles to the seabed.

Mar 13, 2024 · Emirati state-owned oil and gas operator TAQA (ADX:TAQA) has announced cessation of production (CoP) of its subsea fields connected to the Tern platform in the North Sea. TAQA said the CoP marks...

Sep 1, 2022 · The engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) contract comprises TAQA’s Eider Alpha, Tern Alpha, North Cormorant and Cormorant Alpha platforms. The combined weight of the topsides and jackets to be removed is around 114,000 tonnes, making this the largest single offshore UK Continental Shelf decommissioning contract scope to date.

Oct 15, 2019 · The “small fire” started on the Taqa-operated Tern Alpha installation, 105 miles north-east of Shetland, at around 2pm yesterday. A crew member on board sustained an arm injury in the incident...

Sep 1, 2022 · Allseas has won what it has described as the largest ever single decommissioning contract for the UK North Sea by weight with operator Taqa. The deal covers removal and disposal of several...

Jul 27, 2020 · Tern is a fixed Installation serving as a manned drilling and production facility for the Tern field, which lies within the East Shetland Basin of the UKCS in licence block 210/25. The large steel jacket / sub-structure of the Tern will be subject to …

The Tern Oilfield is situated 150 km northeast of the Shetland Islands in Block 210/25a in the UK sector of the northern North Sea. The discovery well 210/25-1 was drilled in 1975 in a water depth of about 541 ft. The trap is defined at around 8000 ft TVSS by a tilted horst-structure.

Jun 22, 2021 · Oil and gas company TAQA has filed its decommissioning programme for the Cormorant Alpha platform topsides, located in the UK North Sea, to the UK authorities. Under the decommissioning programme, the platform topsides will be recovered to shore for re-use, recycling or disposal.

Jun 1, 2011 · Due to low aquifer drive, water injection has always been employed to maintain pressure and maximize recovery, supplemented by gas lift, imported via the FLAGS pipeline system. Tern’s oil is exported to North Cormorant through …

Tern is a fixed Installation serving as a manned drilling and production facility for the Tern Field, which lies within the East Shetland Basin of the UKCS in licence block 210/25a. The large...

Sep 1, 2022 · The engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) contract comprises TAQA’s Eider Alpha, Tern Alpha, North Cormorant and Cormorant Alpha platforms. The combined weight of the topsides and jackets to be removed is around 114,000 tonnes, making this the largest single offshore UK Continental Shelf decommissioning contract scope to date.

Dec 29, 2015 · First oil flows from Taqa’s Cladhan field (UK) Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), on Tuesday announced first oil from the new Cladhan field development in the UK North Sea. The field is developed as a subsea tie …

Mar 12, 2016 · The Tern Alpha is a fixed platform located at the Tern field, within Block 210/25. It is supported by a four-legged steel jacket sub-structure that is anchored by piles to the seabed. The platform provides accommodation facilities for 175 people and is equipped with production, gas lift and water injection facilities.

Sep 2, 2022 · Allseas has won what it has described as the largest ever single decommissioning contract for the UK North Sea by weight with operator TAQA. The deal covers removal and disposal of several platforms across the Northern North Sea - the Eider Alpha, Tern Alpha, North Cormorant and Cormorant Alpha installations.

Oct 18, 2019 · An offshore worker was injured in a fire incident aboard Taqa’s Tern Alpha platform in the North Sea on Monday, prompting a production shut-down. The crew member was flown by Coastguard to Shetland, where he was admitted to Gilbert Bain Hospital for medical treatment and was subsequently discharged within a few hours, said Taqa.

Sep 8, 2022 · In related news, Allseas earlier this month secured a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea (NNS) facilities. The engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) contract comprises TAQA’s Eider Alpha, Tern Alpha, North Cormorant, and Cormorant Alpha platforms.

Sep 2, 2022 · The engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) contract comprises TAQA’s Eider Alpha, Tern Alpha, North Cormorant and Cormorant Alpha platforms. The combined weight of the topsides and jackets to be removed is around 114 000 t, making this the largest single offshore UK Continental Shelf decommissioning contract scope to date.

Jul 25, 2013 · TAQA Bratani Ltd required an isolation solution to facilitate pipework replacement of a 3” instrument air line on board the Tern Alpha Platform in the North Sea, without the necessity for a platform shutdown. STATS Group proposed the use of a 3” BISEP™ and Tecno Plug™ assembly to provide a double block and bleed (DB&B) isolation.