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BP Valhall oil field is in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea located in 70 metres of water. It was discovered in 1975 with production beginning in 1982 and expected to continue until 2050.

The Valhall complex consists of five separate bridge-connected steel platforms for quarters, drilling, wellheads, production and water injection. There are also two unmanned flank platforms, one in the south and one in the north, both about 6kms from the oil field centre.

BP Valhall Oil processes 168,000 barrels of oil and 350 million cubic feet of gas per day. The platform is 65 meters high. The oil is piped to Teesside in England via a nearby oil rig. The gas is transported directly via Norpipe pipeline to Emden in Germany.

This stock oil rig photo was taken from the DOF-owned survey vessel M/V Geosund and shows a gas flare from the Valhall main complex at night.

  • Taken: 04-07-2010 03:17
  • Exposure: 0.067s at f/4, ISO400
  • Focal Length: 27mm
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Copyright: ©Leon Steber