PIPELINES

Gas arrives at the St Fergus Gas Terminal from three pipelines - the Frigg UK pipeline, the Norwegian Vesterled pipeline and the Miller pipeline.

The Frigg UK pipeline transports gas from our Alwyn Area fields to the St Fergus Gas Terminal.  A number of other fields, owned and operated by different companies, also export their gas production via the Frigg UK pipeline. 

The Norwegian pipeline, originally built to transport gas from the Frigg Field, is called Vesterled and was extended in 2001 to the Heimdal riser platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This enables the continued export of existing resources in the Norwegian sector to the St Fergus Gas Terminal. This pipeline is owned by the Gassled partners.

St Fergus also receives gas through the Miller pipeline from the Miller Field. This gas which contains Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) is heated at the terminal and de-pressurised to prevent liquid hydrocarbons condensing in the pipeline. It is then sent directly from the reception facilities to the Peterhead Power station through an underground pipeline.  The Miller Receiving Facilities are separate from the other terminal facilities due to the nature of the gas. These facilities are owned jointly by the Miller Partners (BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell) and TOTAL E&P UK.

 

Fast Fact:

• The interface between gas from the North Sea and the UK National Grid