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What we do

Oil and gas from the North Sea has been a source of reliable and secure energy for the UK for more than 50 years. As society moves toward lower-carbon energies, we believe oil and gas will play an important role in both the energy transition and meeting the UK’s energy demand.

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Assets & Projects

Adura has interests in ten North Sea producing oil and gas assets – Buzzard, Clair, Gannet, Mariner, Nelson, Penguins, Pierce, Schiehallion, Shearwater, and Victory - and two projects in execution - Jackdaw and Rosebank. We also hold a number of exploration licenses.

Assets

  • A large offshore oil rig with complex machinery stands over calm ocean waters under a partly cloudy sky. A green supply vessel is visible in the foreground.

    Buzzard

    The Buzzard field is located approximately 100 kilometres northeast of Aberdeen. It consists of four fixed platforms and three subsea manifolds. Buzzard is operated by CNOOC International.

  • Two large offshore oil rigs stand in a vast, blue ocean under a partly cloudy sky

    Clair

    The Clair field is located approximately 75 kilometres west of Shetland. Clair is operated by bp.

  • Aerial view of an oil rig platform in the ocean

    Gannet

    The Gannet field is located approximately 180 kilometres east of Aberdeen. The Gannet Complex comprises a fixed drilling, production and accommodation platform which processes oil and gas from the Gannet A, B, C, D, F and G fields.

  • Offshore oil platform with industrial structures and cranes, set against a clear blue sky and ocean.

    Mariner

    The Mariner field is located approximately 150 kilometres east of the Shetland Islands. The field development concept includes the Mariner A production, drilling and living quarters platform based on a steel jacket with a floating storage unit, Mariner B.

  • A close up of an oil platform on the ocean

    Nelson

    The Nelson field is located approximately 200 kilometres east of Aberdeen. It comprises a single, manned drilling and production platform and a subsea satellite tied back to the platform. The Nelson cluster consists of the Nelson field, Howe and Bardolino are subsea tie-backs.

  • Aerial view of an offshore oil platform, featuring a green helipad labeled "Penguins FPSO." Surrounded by blue ocean, the structure displays complex machinery and pipes

    Penguins

    The Penguins field is located approximately 241 kilometres north-east of the Shetland Islands. It is a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. The previous export route for this field was via the Brent Charlie platform, which ceased production in 2021. It will have around 30% lower operational emissions compared with Brent Charlie.

  • A ship named Pierce on the ocean

    Pierce

    The Pierce field is located approximately 265 kilometres east of Aberdeen. Pierce is a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. It was upgraded to allow gas to be produced after years of the field producing only oil. The FPSO completed restart of operations in April 2023 following the major redevelopment.

  • Large red and white offshore oil platform vessel with cranes floats on calm sea under a cloudy blue sky. Support ships visible nearby

    Schiehallion

    The Schiehallion field is located approximately 175 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion is operated by bp.

  • Aerial view of an oil rig platform in the ocean

    Shearwater

    The Shearwater field is a high pressure, high temperature gas condensate reservoir, located 225 kilometres east of Aberdeen. Shearwater is a normally manned integrated Process, Utilities and Quarters (PUQ) platform which is bridge-linked to a Wellhead Platform. Shearwater is also a hub for the production of gas from the Arran and Fram assets.

  • Aerial view of a large industrial complex with tanks and structures, surrounded by open land near a calm body of water

    Victory

    The Victory gas field is located approximately 47 kilometres north-west of the Shetland Islands. The development features a single sub sea well which is tied back to existing infrastructure of the Greater Laggan Area system, using a new 16 km pipeline.

Projects

  • Jackdaw Helipad view from above

    Jackdaw

    The Jackdaw gas field is located approximately 250 kilometres east of Aberdeen. Jackdaw is expected to start production during this decade and could represent more than 6% of projected UK North Sea gas production, with operational emissions of less than 1% of the whole UK basin.

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  • Large illuminated offshore production shipnamed Petrojarl Knarr docked in a harbour, with cranes and mountains visible in the background

    Rosebank

    The Rosebank field is located around 130 kilometres north-west of Shetland. The Rosebank field will be developed in two phases with subsea wells tied back to a redeployed Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO). Start-up from Phase 1 is planned in 2026-2027.

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Contracting & procurement

Effective supply chain partnering is crucial to realising Adura’s potential. Our ambition is to create business partnerships that leverage the expertise and innovation within the supply chain to unlock value for Adura.