Key data

The Ninian Northern Platform (NNP) was located offshore on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf, Northern North Sea, in Block 3/3. The platform had topside modules for drilling, production and accommodation, supported by an 8-legged steel jacket.

Crude oil was exported to Ninian Central Platform (NCP) via a 24” pipeline and co-mingled with NCP hydrocarbons for exporting to Sullom Voe Terminal, Shetland. Fuel gas was imported from the Brent Alpha Platform and Strathspey field through NCP.

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

		Ninian Northern Platform
	Region:	East Shetland Basin, Northern North Sea
	Block:	UKCS 3/3
	Equity:	CNR International (87.06%) JX Nippon (12.94%)
	Location:	386km (240miles) North-North-East of Aberdeen 161km (100miles) North-East of Shetland Islands
	Water depth:	141m (463ft)
	Field discovered:	1974
	Installed:	1978
	First Oil:	1980
	Platform Description:	Drilling, production & accommodation (148 beds)
	Jacket:	8 legged steel jacket - 15,560 tonnes
	Topsides:	10 modules - 12,453 tonnes
	Total Height:	Approximately 235m from the seabed to the top of the drilling derrick