Point of Ayr Gas Terminal
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The Point of Ayr Gas Terminal is a gas terminal situated on the Point of Ayr
in north Wales
. It takes gas from BHP's Liverpool Bay
Development.
The gas comes from the Triassic Ormskirk Sandstone Formation.
and run by BHP. BHP Billiton Petroleum Ltd has offices at Llaneurgain House at Northop Country Park
. The nearest town is Prestatyn
, to the west. All the gas is piped to Connah's Quay Power Station
.
In the series of fields, the Douglas field is only an oil field.
is 15 miles (24.1 km) from the Welsh coast. It is powered by two 42MW gas turbine
s. Gas is part-processed at the complex.
and a small amount by Centrica
. The Centrica share is now owned by Eni UK Ltd
, and the Lasmo share is now owned by Eni ULX Ltd.
.
Point of Ayr
Point of Ayr is the northernmost point of mainland Wales. It is situated immediately to the north of Talacre in Flintshire, at the mouth of the Dee estuary. It is to the southwest of the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea...
in north Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
. It takes gas from BHP's Liverpool Bay
Liverpool Bay
Liverpool Bay is a bay of the Irish Sea between northeast Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. The bay is a classic example of a region of freshwater influence...
Development.
History
The site is owned by the Anglo-Australian BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary) Billiton. It is built near a former colliery, which closed in August 1996. Approval for the site was given in February 1993, to be constructed by Hamilton Oil (of Denver, USA). BHP bought Hamilton Oil in 1991. The amount of gas to be brought onshore would be enough to provide electricity for half of Wales. Construction took place in 1994.The gas comes from the Triassic Ormskirk Sandstone Formation.
Operation
It is situated just off the A548, next to the North Wales Coast LineNorth Wales Coast Line
The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. Virgin Trains consider their services along it to be a spur of the West Coast Main Line. The first section from Crewe to Chester was built by the Chester and Crewe Railway and absorbed by the Grand Junction Railway shortly...
and run by BHP. BHP Billiton Petroleum Ltd has offices at Llaneurgain House at Northop Country Park
Northop
Northop is a small village situated in Flintshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, mid-way between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. At the 2001 Census, the population of Northop was 2,983.The village is home to two...
. The nearest town is Prestatyn
Prestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.-Prehistory:...
, to the west. All the gas is piped to Connah's Quay Power Station
Connah's Quay Power Station
Connah's Quay Power Station is a 1,420 MW gas-fired power station to the west of Connah's Quay in Flintshire in north Wales. It is next to the A548, being tightly situated between the road and the south bank of the River Dee.-History:...
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In the series of fields, the Douglas field is only an oil field.
Douglas Complex
The Douglas ComplexDouglas Complex
The Douglas Complex is a high system of three linked platforms in the Irish Sea, off the North Wales coast. The Douglas oil field was discovered in 1990, and production commenced in 1996...
is 15 miles (24.1 km) from the Welsh coast. It is powered by two 42MW gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
s. Gas is part-processed at the complex.
Gas fields
These were previously owned by BHP Petroleum Great Britain plc, LASMO (ULX) LtdLasmo
Lasmo plc was a leading British oil and gas exploration and production business. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
and a small amount by Centrica
Centrica
Centrica plc is a multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America. Centrica is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, operating under the trading names "Scottish Gas" in...
. The Centrica share is now owned by Eni UK Ltd
Eni
Eni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
, and the Lasmo share is now owned by Eni ULX Ltd.
Lennox
Discovered in July 1992. Production started in February 1996. Also an oil field. Situated just off SouthportSouthport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
.