Key data

The Murchison Platform was located offshore on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, Northern North Sea, in Block 211/19 on a field straddling UK / Norwegian waters. The platform had topside modules for drilling, production and accommodation, supported on 8-legged jackets of steel construction.

Oil was exported onshore to Sullom Voe, Shetland. Gas export / import was available via the FLAGS line (Far North Liquids and Gas System).

Below are key facts related to the installation before it was decommissioned.

		Murchison Platform
	Region:	East Shetland Basin, Northern North Sea
	Block:	UKCS 211/19A & Norwegian Block 33/19b
	Equity:	CNR International (77.8%) Wintershall (22.2%)
	Location:	550km (330miles) NE of Aberdeen
	Water depth:	156m (512ft)
	Field discovered:	1975
	First oil:	1980
	Platform Description:	Drilling, production & accommodation (263 beds)
	Installed:	1979
	Jacket:	8 legged steel jacket & topsides modules - 27,600 tonnes (total weight)
	Topsides:	16 modules, 24,500 tonnes
	Total Height:	254m (833ft) from seabed to top of flare stack