Key Data
Key Data – Ninian Hub
Ninian Central Platform (NCP) is located in the East Shetland Basin, Block 3/3 of the UKCS. The platform is a single leg concrete gravity structure which supports a steel module support frame with combined production, drilling and accommodation facilities. Fluids are gathered from various reservoirs and processed, before exporting oil to the Sullom Voe terminal in the Shetland Isles in which CNR International has a 22% majority working interest.
Ninian Southern Platform (NSP) is a combined drilling and production platform, with accommodation facilities, and is supported by a steel jacket. Processed oil is exported via a metering station and Ninian Central Platform to Sullom Voe Terminal.
The Lyell, Columba Subsea Fields (linked to Ninian Southern) and Strathspey Subsea Field (linked to Ninian Southern Central) are the focus of the subsea elements of the decommissioning planning.
| Ninian Hub Facts | |
|---|---|
| Region: | East Shetland Basin, Northern North Sea |
| Blocks: | UKCS 3/3 and 3/8a |
| Locations: | NSP – 457km (284miles) North-North-East of Aberdeen NCP – 460km (286miles) North-North-East of Aberdeen |
| Water depths: | NSP – 140 m (460ft) NCP – 133 m (436ft) |
| Ninian Field discovered: | 1974 |
| Platform Types: | NSP – Steel. 56,600 tonnes NCP – Concrete Gravity Base. 630,000 tonnes |
| Topsides: | NSP – modules – 27,500 tonnes NCP – modules – 38,700 tonnes |
| Total Heights: | NSP – 312m (1023ft) from the seabed to the top of the drilling derrick NCP – 234m (767ft) from the seabed to the top of the drilling derrick |