Alwyn North

Alwyn North is the hub of the Alwyn Area and the support centre for neighbouring fields. It tells a story of how technological advances can unlock the potential of an area and of Total’s commitment to the North Sea - in the past and for the future.

Alwyn	1987	First production
Dunbar	1994	First production
Ellon	1994	First production
Grant	1998	First production
Nuggets	2001 2003	First production on N1, N2 and N3 First production on N4
Forvie	2005	First production
Jura	2006 2008	Discovered Scheduled first production

Alwyn North consists of two platforms - NAA and NAB.  NAA is the drilling and accommodation platform. NAB is the processing and treatment platform.

Export

Oil from Alwyn is transported via Cormorant Alpha and the Brent pipeline system to the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal in Shetland. Gas is transported via the Frigg UK pipeline to our St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead.

• Alwyn North Fact Sheet

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   Alwyn North

Block Number :

3/4a, 3/9a, 3/10b; UK sector

License Number :

P.416, P.090, P.268

Location :

440 km north-east of Aberdeen

Licensees :

TOTAL E&P UK Limited (operator) 100%

Field Discovered :

1975

Production Start :

1987

Water Depth :

126m

NAA (Drilling And Accommodation Platform)

Platform Type :

Steel jacket, 4 legs

Drilling :

40 platform slots, 26 pre-drilled wells

Accommodation :

108 cabins (216 beds)

Lifeboats :

7x58-man capacity

Liferafts :

5x35-man capacity

NAB (Treatment and Production Facilities Platform)

Platform Type :

Steel jacket, 8 legs

Lifeboats :

4x58-man capacity

Liferafts :

5x25-man capacity