Oil Rig Photos - - ETAP - BP's Eastern Trough Area Project

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Oil Rig Photos

No: 110 Contributor: Craig McKay Companies: Shell Year: 2006 Country: United Kingdom

ETAP

The Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) is an integrated development of seven different reservoirs. Four separate fields are operated by BP, namely Marnock, Mungo, Monan and Machar (the M fields); and three by Shell, called the Heron, Egret and Skua fields (the Heron cluster). Located 240km east of Aberdeen in the Central North Sea, all are geographically located within a 35km area.

Behind the platform is an accommodation barge, probably the Polyconcorde.

Picture added on 08 November 2006

Comments:

Assuming the photo was taken during the hook-up in 1998 the accomodation barge is the Polyconcord. Can't think of any reason why a barge would have been back alongside since.

Added by J. Scott on 01 August 2007.

One of the first rigs I worked on in the construction phase.

Added by Paul on 28 April 2008.

J. Scott: I was on the ETAP in May, and there was no accomodation barge there then.

Added by Mike on 08 July 2010.

United Kingdom