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Oil fields operated by BP

Oil fields operated by BP is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Oil fields operated by BP rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of oil and gas fields operated by BP. United Kingdom All fields in British territory are operated as part of the BP's North Sea Strategic Performance Unit from their office in Dyce, Aberdeen.

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of oil and gas fields operated by BP.

United Kingdom All fields in British territory are operated as part of the BP's North Sea Strategic Performance Unit from their office in Dyce, Aberdeen. This includes some fields not strictly in the North Sea itself. Fields in the Norwegian sector are operated from Stavanger.

Onshore Wytch Farm in Dorset (transferred to Perenco ownership 2011)

Southern North Sea Amethyst gas field (transferred to Perenco ownership, being decommissioned 2021) Cleeton gas field (transferred to Perenco ownership 2012) Ravenspurn gas fields (transferred to Perenco ownership 2012) West sole gas field (transferred to Perenco ownership 2012)

Central North Sea Andrew oilfield Cyrus oilfield ETAP complex Marnock Mungo Monan Machar Mirren Madoes Erskine gas field (transferred to Ithaca Energy ownership) Everest gasfield (transferred to BG Group ownership 2006, transferred to Chrysaor ownership) Harding oilfield (transferred to TAQA ownership 2012) Lomond gas field (transferred to BG Group ownership 2009, transferred to Chrysaor ownership 2017) Miller oilfield (ceased production 2007, decommissioned 2018)

Northern North Sea Bruce oil field (transferred to Serica Energy ownership) Magnus oilfield (transferred EnQuest ownership 2018)

West of Shetland Clair oilfield Foinaven oilfield (ceased production 2021) Schiehallion oilfield

Norway Hod oilfield Tambar oilfield Ula oil field Valhall oil field Skarv oil field

Trinidad and Tobago All fields of the Trinidad and Tobago business unit are operated from the BPTT office in Port of Spain.

Mango gasfield

Gulf of Mexico Deepwater The Gulf of Mexico business unit is operated from Houston, Texas.

Atlantis Oil Field Mad Dog oil field Macondo Prospect site of the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill Nakika Thunder Horse Oil Field Tiber Oil Field (announced 2009; production not commenced)

Alaska The BP office for the Alaska business unit was located in Anchorage.

Prudhoe Bay Oil Field transferred to Hilcorp ownership in 2020. Milne Point transferred to Hilcorp ownership in 2020. Point Thompson transferred to Hilcorp ownership in 2020. Trans-Alaska Pipeline System transferred to Hilcorp ownership in 2020.

Azerbaijan Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli, comprises five producing offshore facilities with estimated reserves of 5,5 billion barrels of oil. Shahdeniz, estimated reserves around 35 tcf, or 1 billion m3 of gas.

Egypt The Egypt business unit is operated from Cairo.

North American Gas Permian East Texas Arkoma Hugoton San Juan Basin Wamsutter Jonah/Moxa/Overthrust Tuscaloosa Woodford Shale

Vietnam Vietnam operations are run from Sunbury-on-Thames, England.

Angola Operations in Angola are run from the BP office in Sunbury-on-Thames, England.

Plutonio oilfield

Australasia Operations in Australasia are managed from Jakarta, Indonesia and Perth, Australia.

North Rankin gasfield Angel gasfield Goodwyn gasfield

Russia

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Oil fields operated by BP

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Oil fields operated by BP claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Oil fields operated by BP before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Oil fields operated by BP ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Oil fields operated by BP

In research: Oil fields operated by BP appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Oil fields operated by BP in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Oil fields operated by BP is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics BP oil and gas fields, Lists of oil and natural gas fields, Oil fields of England, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Oil fields operated by BP outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Oil fields operated by BP in simple terms?

This is a list of oil and gas fields operated by BP. United Kingdom All fields in British territory are operated as part of the BP's North Sea Strategic Performance Unit from their office in Dyce, Aberdeen.

Why does Oil fields operated by BP matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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