The Brent field operated by Shell UK Limited was once one of the most productive parts of the UK's offshore assets but is now nearing the end of its useful life.
Shell initially named all of their UK oil fields after waterbirds in alphabetical order by discovery - Auk, Brent, Cormorant, Dunlin, Eider, Fulmar and so on. Brent refers to the Brent Goose, although it is also an acronym for the members of the Jurassic Brent formation that make up the ...
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