Type:
Condensate
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
118
Installed:
1993
meters
Block:
46274
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
3500
Topsides Wgt:
4471
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
Bruce Phase-II is a fixed production and processing platform forming part of the Bruce field complex in the Northern North Sea. Commissioned in the late 1990s, it augments original facilities to handle oil and gas from the multi-reservoir Bruce field. The installation provides hydrocarbon processing and export interfaces and is integrated with other bridge-linked platforms in the Bruce cluster.
Field
The Bruce field lies in the Northern North Sea, with multiple reservoir horizons including Turonian limestone and sandstone units. It produces oil, gas, and condensate from stacked reservoirs. Phase-II represents an expansion of the original Bruce infrastructure to increase processing capacity and support continued hydrocarbon recovery. The field has been developed on a hub basis using bridge-linked platforms with shared pipelines to onshore terminals.
Facilities
Bruce Phase-II Platform is a steel jacket structure with integrated topsides designed for crude and gas processing. Tied into the broader Bruce complex, it receives production from wells drilled in the Bruce reservoir horizons. The facility includes oil and gas separation trains, gas compression, and utility systems to treat multiphase fluids. Oil is stabilized and metered before export via the Forties pipeline system to onshore terminals, while gas is processed and routed through the Frigg trunkline to the St Fergus Gas Terminal. Supporting utilities comprise power generation via gas turbines, water treatment systems, and accommodation modules. Bridge links to adjacent PUQ and drilling platforms enable personnel transfer and integrated operations. The Phase-II facilities also house additional compression, boosting capacity for gas lift and reservoir management. Robust safety and control systems provide emergency shutdown, fire and gas detection, and integration with the Northern North Sea communications network.
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