Buchan Alpha platform

Buchan A platform

DMR

1981-2017

Oil and Gas Energy Industry

Moray Basin, Block 21/1, Buchan Field, Offshore UK

57.901833, 0.025 · 61 feet

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Location Tracking

Nearby Locations

		Km
Unity Riser platform		47.7	115°
Tartan Alpha platform	TAA	52.1	003°
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Kittiwake platform	KTW	55.9	149°
Buzzard UP platform		60.1	261°

The Buchan Field is one of the more unusual fields in the Moray Basin, in that the main hydrocarbon reservoir rocks are of Carboniferous / Devonian age, much older than the rest of the UK North Sea. After a period of improved recovery, production ceased in 2017.

News

NHV H175 Contract for Buchan Well in the North Sea

Aug 21, 2023 · NHV Helicopters has been awarded a contract by Well-Safe Guardian Ltd / Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) for the Buchan Well Abandonment project in the Central North Sea, utilizing Airbus H175 helicopters from Aberdeen, Scotland

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