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The East Midlands Oil Province, also known as the East Midlands Petroleum Province, covers the petroliferous geological area across the north-eastern part of the East Midlands of England that has a few small oil fields.[1]

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  1. 78 relations: A1077 road, A15 road (England), A617 road, A631 road, Alick Buchanan-Smith (politician), Anticline, B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, BP, Brent oilfield, Brigg, British Gas, Broughton, Lincolnshire, Caenby Corner, Carboniferous, Caunton, Central Lowlands, Cold Hanworth, ConocoPhillips, Corringham, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Dinantian, Dorset, East and West Firsby, East Midlands, Enterprise Oil, Fracking, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Glentworth, Lincolnshire, Hardstoft, Humber Refinery, IGas Energy, Immingham, Keddington, Kelham, Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Limestone, Lincolnshire, Long Clawson, Louth Navigation, Louth, Lincolnshire, Nocton, North Hykeham, North Lincolnshire, North Sea oil, Nottinghamshire, Onshore (hydrocarbons), RAF Fiskerton, Reepham, Lincolnshire, ... Expand index (28 more) »

  2. BP oil and gas fields
  3. East Midlands
  4. Geography of Leicestershire
  5. Geography of Lincolnshire
  6. Geography of Nottinghamshire
  7. Oil fields of England

A1077 road

The A1077 road runs through North Lincolnshire, England, between Scunthorpe and South Killingholme.

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A15 road (England)

The A15 is a major road in England.

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A617 road

The A617 road runs through the northern East Midlands, England, between Newark-on-Trent and Chesterfield.

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A631 road

The A631 is a road running from Sheffield, South Yorkshire to Louth, Lincolnshire in England.

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Alick Buchanan-Smith (politician)

Alick Laidlaw Buchanan-Smith (8 April 1932 – 29 August 1991) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.

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Anticline

In structural geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest beds at its core, whereas a syncline is the inverse of an anticline.

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B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads.

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Beckingham, Nottinghamshire

Beckingham is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, about 3 miles west of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.

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BP

BP p.l.c. (formerly The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. and BP Amoco p.l.c.; stylised in all lowercase) is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England.

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Brent oilfield

The Brent field was an oil and gas field located in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea, north-east of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, at a water depth of.

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Brigg

Brigg (/'brɪg/) is a market town in North Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in the 2001 UK census, the population increased to 5,626 at the 2011 census.

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British Gas

British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom.

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Broughton, Lincolnshire

Broughton is a town and civil parish situated on the Roman Ermine Street, in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Caenby Corner

Caenby Corner is a small area in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, at the roundabout junction of the A15 and A631 roads.

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Carboniferous

The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period Ma (million years ago) to the beginning of the Permian Period, Ma.

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Caunton

Caunton is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire on the A616, north-west of Newark-on-Trent, in the NG23 postcode.

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Central Lowlands

The Central Lowlands, sometimes called the Midland Valley or Central Valley, is a geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland.

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Cold Hanworth

Cold Hanworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational corporation engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production.

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Corringham, Lincolnshire

Corringham is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. East Midlands Oil Province and Derbyshire are east Midlands.

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Dinantian

Dinantian is the name of a series or epoch from the Lower Carboniferous system in western Europe between 359.2 to 326.4 million years ago.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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East and West Firsby

East Firsby and West Firsby are two hamlets in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England.

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Enterprise Oil

Enterprise Oil was a major UK independent exploration and production company based in Europe, with core areas of activity in the United Kingdom and Ireland, mainland Europe, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Fracking

Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, fracing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of formations in bedrock by a pressurized liquid.

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Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Gainsborough is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Glentworth, Lincolnshire

Glentworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Hardstoft

Hardstoft is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England.

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Humber Refinery

The Humber Refinery is a British oil refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire.

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IGas Energy

IGas Energy Plc is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, incorporated and operating in the United Kingdom, with headquarters in London.

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Immingham

Immingham is a town and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, in Lincolnshire, England.

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Keddington

Keddington is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Kelham

Kelham is a small village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.

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Kirklington, Nottinghamshire

Kirklington is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England.

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Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. East Midlands Oil Province and Leicestershire are east Midlands.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire, abbreviated Lincs, is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. East Midlands Oil Province and Lincolnshire are east Midlands.

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Long Clawson

Long Clawson is a village and former civil parish, now included in that of Clawson, Hose and Harby, in the Melton district and the county of Leicestershire, England.

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Louth Navigation

The Louth Navigation was a canalisation of the River Lud. East Midlands Oil Province and Louth Navigation are Geography of Lincolnshire.

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Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Nocton

Nocton is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

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North Hykeham

North Hykeham is an industrial town and civil parish in the North Kesteven District of Lincolnshire, England.

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North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England.

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North Sea oil

North Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid petroleum and natural gas, produced from petroleum reservoirs beneath the North Sea.

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Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. East Midlands Oil Province and Nottinghamshire are east Midlands.

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Onshore (hydrocarbons)

Onshore, when used in relation to hydrocarbons, refers to an oil, natural gas or condensate field that is under the land or to activities or operations carried out in relation to such a field.

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RAF Fiskerton

Royal Air Force Fiskerton or more simply RAF Fiskerton was a Royal Air Force station located north of the Lincolnshire village of Fiskerton, east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.

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Reepham, Lincolnshire

Reepham is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Rempstone

Rempstone is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England.

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Rift

In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.

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Rio Tinto (corporation)

Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP).

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River delta

A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water.

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Romano-British culture

The Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.

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Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is an industrial town in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Shale gas

Shale gas is an unconventional natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations.

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Silesian (series)

The Silesian is in the geologic timescale of Europe a series or epoch, a subdivision of the Carboniferous system or period.

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South Killingholme

South Killingholme is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England.

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Spridlington

Spridlington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Stainton by Langworth

Stainton by Langworth is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Star Energy

Star Energy was a British onshore oil exploration company until acquired by IGas Energy in December 2011.

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Stockbridge, Hampshire

Stockbridge is a town and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England.

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Sudbrooke

Sudbrooke is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Tata Steel Europe

Tata Steel Europe Ltd.

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Torksey

Torksey is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Trafalgar House (company)

Trafalgar House was a British conglomerate with interests in property investment, property development, engineering, construction, shipping, hotels, energy and publishing.

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Tullow Oil

Tullow Oil plc is a multinational oil and gas exploration company founded in Tullow, Ireland, with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.

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Tuxford

Tuxford is a historic market town and a civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United Kingdom Continental Shelf

The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is the region of waters surrounding the United Kingdom, in which the country has mineral rights.

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Variscan orogeny

The Variscan or Hercynian orogeny was a geologic mountain-building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Euramerica (Laurussia) and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangaea.

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Walesby, Nottinghamshire

Walesby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.

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Welton, Lincolnshire

Welton (or Welton by Lincoln) is a large village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.

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Whisby Moor

Whisby Moor is a small moor situated close to the A46 road, west of North Hykeham, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

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William Knox D'Arcy

William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 18491 May 1917) was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia (Iran).

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Wytch Farm

Wytch Farm is an oil field and processing facility in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. East Midlands Oil Province and Wytch Farm are oil fields of England.

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See also

BP oil and gas fields

East Midlands

Geography of Leicestershire

Geography of Lincolnshire

Geography of Nottinghamshire

Oil fields of England

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands_Oil_Province

Also known as Welton Gathering Centre, Welton Gathering Station, Welton oil field.

, Rempstone, Rift, Rio Tinto (corporation), River delta, Romano-British culture, Sandstone, Scunthorpe, Shale gas, Silesian (series), South Killingholme, Spridlington, Stainton by Langworth, Star Energy, Stockbridge, Hampshire, Sudbrooke, Tata Steel Europe, Torksey, Trafalgar House (company), Tullow Oil, Tuxford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Continental Shelf, Variscan orogeny, Walesby, Nottinghamshire, Welton, Lincolnshire, Whisby Moor, William Knox D'Arcy, Wytch Farm.