Sullom Voe is an inlet between North Mainland and Northmavine on Shetland in Scotland, and an oil terminal sited on its shore. Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a body of water, mmusually sea water, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea lough... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in...

The loch, the longest in Shetland, and partially sheltered by the island of Yell was used as a military base during the Second World War both by the Norwegian Air Force and by the RAF because of its location. With the coming of the oil terminal, the remains of the airbase were upgraded and modernised to create Scatsta Airport which is primarily used to service the terminal. View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ... Yell shown within Shetland Islands Yell is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

The first crude oil was discovered in the North Sea in 1969, and soon thereafter Sullom Voe became the location of an oil terminal (the largest in Europe), north east of the village of Brae, which became operational in 1975 and was completed in 1982. Oil flows via pipeline from the Brent and Ninian oil fields to be loaded onto tankers at Sullom Voe. It has recently begun to serve North Atlantic oil fields as well. Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petrus – rock and oleum – oil), mineral oil, or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brent oilfield is one of the most productive parts of the United Kingdoms offshore oil assets, although now in steady decline. ... Ninian refers to a variety of different people and locations: Saint Ninian (c. ... Drilling rig in a small oil field Near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. ... A tanker is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ...

When Shetland was identified as a location to provide pipeline terminal and support facilities for off-shore oil installations in the northern North Sea, corporations involved had expected to each build their own terminal facilities. However, wishing to minimise the negative impacts of the industry, the Shetland Islands Council (SIC), with power granted to it by the UK Parliament in the 1974 Zetland County Council Act (ZCC Act), were able to contain all pipeline terminal facilities at the Sullom Voe site, now operated by BP on behalf of a consortium of companies operating in the North Sea and North Atlantic. See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... BP p. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ...