Golden Eagle Debris Survey: UK North Sea Seabed Infrastructure Data from 2017

A seabed infrastructure site survey for the oil and gas industry, conducted by Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd between October and November 2017. The survey was acquired under licence P928 and traversed UK North Sea blocks 20/1N, 17/26a, 14/26c, and 14/26d. The dataset is provided by the British Geological Survey (BGS).

Use Cases

• Map seabed debris and infrastructure locations based on the described survey area and purpose.
• Assess pre-construction site conditions for offshore energy projects based on the debris clearance and site survey nature.
• Analyze spatial distribution of marine infrastructure within specific UK North Sea blocks mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Survey has a defined temporal scope from October to November 2017.
• Geographic coverage is specified for four UK North Sea blocks.
• Dataset originates from the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific UK North Sea blocks surveyed.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

An oil and gas industry debris clearance and seabed infrastructure site survey acquired under licence P928.

Time Range

October to November 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:39:39.688710; freshness should be verified.

Geography

UK North Sea blocks 20/1N, 17/26a, 14/26c, 14/26d