The Cormorant oilfield is located 161 kilometres (100 mi) north east of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

The Cormorant oilfield is located 161 kilometres (100 mi) north east of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, in block number 211/26a.

[3] In addition, an Underwater Manifold Centre (controlled from the Cormorant platform) also produces oil.

The topsides facilities included capability to drill, produce, meter and pump oil.

The topsides for Cormorant Alpha were designed by Matthew Hall Engineering, which was awarded the contract in October 1974.

[citation needed] An explosion on 3 March 1983[5] killed two people outright and another died of burns later in hospital.

[citation needed] The Cormorant Alpha crew waited inside the safe accommodation area for 2–3 days while the weather remained too bad for general helicopter evacuations, and eventually stood down and back to work a week or so later.

[6] Many environmental groups called for the UK and Scottish governments to regulate the industry and the "aging" platforms more closely.