Flotta oil terminal
The Flotta oil terminal is a major crude oil reception, processing, storage and export facility on the island of Flotta, in the south of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. It receives and processes crude oil delivered by a subsea pipeline from the Piper, Claymore, Tartan and Golden Eagle platforms and associated fields.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industry
- Description: oil storage and trans-shipment facility on Flotta, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Flotta Oil Terminal” and “Flotta Terminal (Repsol Sinopek)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flotta Airport and Fara.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length.
Fara
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha… Fara is situated 2 miles west of Flotta oil terminal.
Calf of Flotta
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one. Calf of Flotta is situated 2 miles northeast of Flotta oil terminal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Point of Hackness.
Whome
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay.
Point of Hackness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Flotta oil terminal.
Hoxa Head
Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Flotta oil terminal.
Flotta oil terminal
- Category: oil depot
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83739° or 58° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.11765° or 3° 7′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CCRRVPJ+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 69693781OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q102115251
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