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Mossmorran
Mossmorran in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Mossmorran is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Mossmorran Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) plant is part of the northern North Sea Brent oil and gas field system and is located on the outskirts of Cowdenbeath, Scotland. The Mossmorran facilities comprise two plants: the Fife NGL Plant operated by Shell and the Fife Ethylene Plant operated by ExxonMobil. An associated sea-going tanker loading facility is located at Braefoot Bay, 4 miles (7 km) to the south.
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Background
History
With the commissioning of the Shell Brent Field in 1976, Shell Expro and Exxon Chemicals sought permission to build processing plants at Mossmorran to process the natural gas liquids from the St Fergus gas terminal. A planning inquiry was completed in 1977. The Fulmar gas line carries gas from the Central North Sea to St Fergus.
Architecture
The Fife NGL plant is 3 km south-east of Cowdenbeath and covers an area of about 250 acres (100 ha). The plant comprises three parallel fractionation trains on the east side of the site. The ethylene plant is on the west side of the site and includes seven reaction furnaces with their associated chimneys, plus its own fractionation columns. The Mossmorran site overall includes about 11 product storage tanks. The flare from the Mossmorran site is visible, day and night, from any high point in Edinburgh when significant flaring is taking place. The plants operate the following flaring equipment: The site is accessed east of the A909, off the south of the A92. The Braefoot Bay site is 7 km…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0972, -3.3033
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY4 8EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 1985
Sources
- wikidata: Q6916687 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mossmorran (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mossmorran?
- Mossmorran is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY4 8EP).
- When was Mossmorran built?
- Built or established in 1985.
- Who owns Mossmorran?
- Mossmorran is owned by ExxonMobil Chemical Limited (FEP), Shell (Fife NGL).
- How do I get to Mossmorran?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY4 8EP. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.