Magnus Field Oil Rig being launched at Nigg Bay, Scotland 1980
Magnus Field Oil Rig launched at Nig Bay, Cromerty, Scotland. The Magnus oilfield was discovered in March 1974 by BP. The discovery was made 2,709 metres (8,888 ft) below the seabed in the younger sands of the Late Jurassic by the semi-submersible drilling rig Sedco 703. Similarly to several other fields in the area, the field was named after the Viking saint–Magnus of Orkney. It was announced on January 24th, 2017 that BP will sell a 25% share of the field and turn over the operatorship to EnQuest[2]. Fabrication of the Magnus structure began in 1980 at Highland Fabricators' yard at Nigg Bay in the Cromarty Firth. The jacket of the Magnus platform, the main oil export pipeline to the Ninian Central Platform, and the Northern Leg Gas Pipeline to Brent A were installed by 1982. In May 1996, the production started at the South Magnus field.[1] First oil from the field was achieved in August 1983.
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Location: Nigg Bay Scotland
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
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