North Sea helipads
Note: Scroll out a couple of times, (or more), to see the extent of the North Sea between the UK and our neighbours on the Continent of Europe.
NORTH SEA OIL & GAS RIG HELIPADS
There is no intention to list them all but I thought it well worthwhile to list a few purely for the reason that these few names serve as a reminder that the rigs are serviced by helicopters throughout the year and often flying in some of the worst weather conditions.
Note: These diagrams and the picture are copied from the AAIB Bulletin, June 2016.
AMETHYST A1D platform
AMETHYST A2D platform
BORGSTEN
BREDFORD DOLPHIN
BUZZARD complex
DOLPHIN BRUCE PLATFORM
CLIPPER SOUTH
CORMORANT A
DUNLIN A ETAP* Platform
ELGIN PUQ (Process Utlilities Quarters)
ENSCO 120
Note: These three images and diagrams were copied from the AAIB report in June 2020.
FORTIES ALPHA
FORTIES BRAVO
FORTIES CHARLIE
FORTIES DELTA
FORTIES ECHO
GALAXY 3
GOLDEN EAGLE complex
HEATHER
KELVIN
LEMAN 27 ALPHA
LEMAN 27 CHARLIE
LEMAN 27 DELTA
Note: This picture was scanned from the December 2017 issue of the AAIB Bulletin.
LOGGS (A complex of five interlinked platforms which are central to the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System) One example is Viscount (VO) and another Vampire (OD)
MILLER PLATFORM
NINIAN CENTRAL
NINIAN NORTH
NINIAN SOUTH
NOBLE
JULIE ROBERTSON
NORTH WEST HUTTON
PARAGON Midwater Semi-Submersible 1
PICKERILL B
RAVENSPURN
REVENSPURN NORTH
SAFE CALEDONIA semi-submersible
SCOTT platform
TERN PLATFORM
TRENT PLATFORM
WEST FRANKLIN
*ETAP is the Eastern Trough Area Project – Central Production Facility Platform helideck in the North Sea Central Area
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