Faroe-Shetland Basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Viking_Graben
gptkb:Rockall_Basin
gptkbp:contains oil fields
gas fields
gptkbp:country gptkb:Faroe_Islands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:explorationStarted 1970s
gptkbp:geologicalAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:oil
natural gas
hydrocarbons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Faroe-Shetland Basin
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
between Faroe Islands and Shetland Islands
gptkbp:maximumDepth up to 4,500 meters
gptkbp:notableEvent discovery of Clair field in 1977
gptkbp:notableFor Clair oil field
Foinaven oil field
Lancaster oil field
Schiehallion oil field
gptkbp:overlies Faroe Islands Basalt Group
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:UK_Continental_Shelf
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:British_Geological_Survey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Shetland_Basin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8