Type:
Oil
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
120
Installed:
1976
meters
Block:
41518
Design:
Floating steel
Sub Structure:
5185
Topsides Wgt:
0
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
Beryl SPM2 is a single point mooring (SPM) installation associated with the Beryl oil field export system in the UK northern North Sea. Installed during the Beryl field development in the 1970s, it provides offshore tanker loading capability for stabilized crude oil. It is an unmanned marine installation.
Field
The Beryl oil field lies in the East Shetland Basin and produces oil from Jurassic sandstone reservoirs. Discovered in 1972, the field was developed using fixed platforms and offshore tanker export systems to accommodate large production volumes.
Facilities
SPM2 provides a single-point mooring for shuttle tankers during crude oil loading operations. Stabilized oil is transferred from the Beryl platforms via subsea pipelines to the mooring buoy and then to the tanker through floating hoses. The system allows tankers to weathervane around the buoy, reducing mooring loads. Facilities include swivel stacks, cargo transfer piping, control and monitoring systems, and emergency release mechanisms. The installation is remotely monitored and designed for continuous marine exposure. It forms part of the wider Beryl export infrastructure supporting long-term oil production.
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