The East Shetland Basin is a major oil-producing area of the North Sea between Scotland and Norway. It extends from 60°10′ N to 61°45′ N and 1°36′ E to 3°0′ E. It is 111.3 km north–south and at its maximum 55.8 km east–west.
Oil and Gas Fields
The UK East Shetland Basin includes the following oil and gas fields and accumulations:
- Alwyn North
- Barra
- Brent
- Broom
- Causeway
- Cheviot
- Cladhan
- Conrie
- Cormorant
- Deveron
- Don
- Dunbar
- Eider
- Ellon
- Falcon
- Fionn
- Grant
- Harris
- Heather
- Hudson
- Hutton
- Islay
- Jura
- Kestrel
- Kraken
- Lyell
- Magnus
- Merlin
- Murchison
- Ninian
- Nuggets
- Orlando
- Otter
- Pelican
- Penguin
- Playfair
- Rhum
- Strathspey
- Tern
- Thistle
- Ythan
Quadrants and Blocks
The UK part of the East Shetland Basin extends over the following Quadrants and Blocks:
- 210/15, 210/20, 210/24, 210/25, 210/30
- 211/7a, 211/8, 211/11 to 211/15 (inclusive), 211/21 to 211/30 (inclusive),
- 2/5, 2/10, 2/15
- 3/1 to 3/20 (inclusive), 3/24
To the East of the UK/Norway median line the East Shetland Basin extends over the following Norwegian Quadrants: The East Shetland Atlantic Inflow is an alternating inflow of water from the North Atlantic current and the continental shelf edge Slope current. These enter the East Shetland Basin from the north and flow anti-clockwise.
See also
- Energy policy of the United Kingdom
- Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
- List of North Sea Oil and Gas Fields