East Shetland Basin

The East Shetland Basin is a major oil-producing area of the North Sea between Scotland and Norway.

[1] Oil produced in the UK area is landed at Sullom Voe Terminal in the Shetland Islands.

The North Sea Basin is a major oil and gas producing area that has been exploited by Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom.

The basin was formed in the Mesozoic period by tectonic activity during the break up of Eurasia and North America.

The Fair Isle Current originates on the east of the Shetland Islands and flows south in an anti-clockwise pattern.