LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - BP has started production at theClair Ridge oil field in the West of Shetlands region of theNorth Sea, targeting a peak output of 120,000 barrels per day,it said on Friday.
The Clair Ridge project is the second phase of the Clairfield, located 75 km (47 miles) west of Shetlands. Royal DutchShell, Chevron and ConocoPhillips alsohold stakes in the field.
In addition to two bridge-linked platforms, the Clair Ridgeproject included a new oil and gas pipeline tying it to theClair export pipeline, which delivers oil to the onshore SullomVoe terminal, BP said in a statement.
Clair was first discovered in 1977. The new project isdesigned to recover 640 million barrels of oil.
Clair Ridge is BP's sixth major project start-up in 2018,after starting up seven in 2017. All these projects will boostthe London-based company's output by 900,000 barrels of oilequivalent per day by 2021.
(Reporting by Ron BoussoEditing by Edmund Blair)