The Beginning...
Gravity Base Tank
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for the BP Harding Field
| Location | Central North Sea, 320km NE of Aberdeen |
| Block Number | 9/23b |
| Water Depth | 110 meters |
| Size of Field | 235 million barrels of Oil and 270 billion cubic feet of gas recoverable |
| Resovoir Depths | 1580 - 1750 meters |
| Number of Platforms | 1 |
| Gravity Base Weight | 84,000 tonnes |
| Gravity Base - Where Built | Hunterston, Scotland |
| Gravity Base - Dimentions | 122m (I) x 114m (w) x 34m (h) |
| Gravity Base - Storage capacity | 550,000 Barrels |
| Topside - Weight | 23,000 tonnes |
| Topside - Where Built | Korea |
| Topside - Accommodation (Beds) | 115 |
| Oil Export Pipeline | 24inch diameter to tanker loading system |
| Oil Field Discovered | 1987 |
| Oil Field - Development Consent | 1993 |
| Oil Field - Startup | 1996 |
| Oil Field - Production | Peak (1998) ca 100,000 bpd |
| Oil Field - Current Production | 65,000 (2003 |
| Owners | BP 70%, Kerr McGee 30% |
| Development Costs | £400 million |
