PRODUCTION has started from the Kinnoull field in the central North Sea, BP has announced.The oil giant said the reservoir had been developed as part of a wider rejuvenation of the Andrew field area, and was expected to enable production to be extended by a decade.
BP said it showed the company's commitment to the area.
Production is being carried to the Andrew platform, 140 miles east of Aberdeen, through a subsea pipeline.
Oil then comes ashore via the Forties pipeline system, while gas is brought in through the Cats system.
Trevor Garlick, regional president for BP's North Sea business, said: "Fifty years after BP was awarded its first licences in the North Sea, the successful start-up of Kinnoull demonstrates our continued commitment to maximising recovery from the basin.
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