Troll Field
Discovered 1979, Norwegian sector, giant gas field with a thin oil zone.
Overview
Troll A, at 472 m tall, is among the tallest structures ever moved by humanity. Gas from Troll heats European homes via multiple pipelines. The Troll oil province, produced via floating units, exceeded all expectations from its thin oil leg.
Related Fields
Forties Field
Discovered 1970, UK sector, the first giant UK oil field....
Brent Field
Discovered 1971, UK sector, the field that named the world crude benchmark....
Piper Field
Discovered 1973, UK sector, site of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster....
Statfjord Field
Discovered 1974, straddling UK and Norwegian sectors, the largest UK North Sea oil field....