• Reference
    GKL11/10/11
  • Title
    Photograph: a view of the Kent Instruments metering station for the Murchison oil field nearing completion at the Yate works of Jordan Engineering.
  • Date free text
    1978
  • Production date
    From: 1978 To: 1978
  • Scope and Content
    Caption: 'North Sea oil continues to be an important market for Kent, particularly in the supply of large meter provers, metering stations and associated control instrumentation for the custody transfer of crude oil and gas. The metering station for CONOCO North Sea Inc. was supplied complete and ready for the Murchison field of the CONOCO/BNOCGulf group, 120 miles north-eat of the Shetland Islands. It was transported by road to Avonmouth docks for shipment to the platform fabrication yard on Tyneside.'
  • Level of description
    item