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Forties Unity
Forties may refer to: *40s, the years 40–49 AD *1940s, the years 1940–1949 *Long Forties, area in the North Sea *The Shipping Forecast, Forties shipping forecast area (roughly corresponding to the Long Forties) *Forties oilfield in the North Sea **Forties pipeline system *Roaring Forties, strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere *Forty-ounce or forty, a glass bottle that holds 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor or beer {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s
File:1940s decade montage.png, Above title bar: events during World War II (1939–1945): From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching Omaha Beach on Normandy landings, D-Day; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurs as Nazi Germany carries out a programme of systematic state-sponsored genocide, during which approximately six million History of the Jews in Europe#World War II and the Holocaust, European Jews are killed; The Empire of Japan, Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, attack on the American naval base of Pearl Harbor launches the United States into the war; An Royal Observer Corps, Observer Corps spotter scans the skies of London during the Battle of Britain and The Blitz; The creation of the Manhattan Project leads to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first uses of nuclear weapons, which kill over a quarter million people and lead to the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender; Japanese Foreign Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Forties
Long Forties is a zone of the northern North Sea that is fairly consistently deep. Extent Long Forties are between the northeast coasts of Scotland and the southwest coast of Norway, centred about 57°N 0°30′E; compare to the Broad Fourteens. Alternative terms Forties The Shipping Forecast area Forties approximates to Long Forties, though with neater boundaries. The north of the latter falls in Viking. Fladen Grounds Fladen Grounds is the next more northern, eastern and deeper part of the sea. The Dutch weather service KNMI, and Norwegian equivalent, use their tongues' similar names for and meaning Fladen Grounds instead of Forties and most of Viking. The Swedish weather institute, which reported for this zone until 2005 followed these leads. Etymology When depth sounding (originally fathoming with rope and plumb weight), the recorded depth would for a long haul remain 40 fathoms. On a traditional imperial measurements nautical chart, a great zone with many "40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipping Forecast
The ''Shipping Forecast'' is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the British Isles. It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The forecast dates back over 150 years. There are currently two or three broadcasts per day, at 00:48, 05:34, and 17:54 (weekends only) UK local time. In the forecast, the waters around the British Isles are divided into 31 sea areas, also known as weather areas. The forecast begins by listing areas with gale warnings, followed by a general synopsis of pressure areas, then a forecast for each individual sea area covering wind speed and direction, precipitation, and visibility. Extended forecasts at 00:48 and 05:34 include information from coastal weather stations and an inshore waters forecast. The unique and distinctive presentation style of these broadcasts has led to their attracting an audience much wider than that directly interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forties Oilfield
The Forties Oil Field is the second largest oil field in the North Sea, after the Clair oilfield, which is located 110 miles east of Aberdeen. It was discovered in 1970 and first produced oil in 1975 under ownership of British Petroleum, now called BP. History BP had made the announcement to the press on 7 October 1970, that oil had been struck east-northeast of Aberdeen in of water.Hill, P.J., and Wood, G.V., 1980, Geology of the Forties Field, U.K. Continental Shelf, North Sea, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade:1968–1978, AAPG Memoir 30, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, , p. 81. Production is from the Paleocene Forties Formation sandstones over a 90 km2 area making it a "giant oil field". BP's semi-submersible drilling rig '' Sea Quest'' hit crude oil at in the Upper Tertiary sandstone. Four appraisal wells drilled during 1971–1972 revealed a large reservoir at a depth of about and closure of 155 m.Hill, P.J., and Wood, G.V., 1980, Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forties Pipeline System
The Forties pipeline system (FPS) is a major pipeline transport network in the North Sea. It is owned and operated by Ineos and carries 30% of the UK's oil, or about of oil per day, to shore. It carries liquids production from 85 fields in the North Sea and several Norwegian fields on behalf of around 40 companies. The system has a capacity of 575,000 barrels of oil a day. FPS consists of a pipeline originating at APA Corporation's Forties Charlie platform. The pipeline carries crude oil , routing through the Forties Unity riser platform, to the terminal at Cruden Bay. From there unstabilised crude is co-mingled with natural gas condensate from the St Fergus terminal and pumped to the processing facility at Kinneil, Grangemouth. The onshore pipeline has three intermediate pumping stations at Netherley, Brechin and Balbeggie. History The original 32-inch pipeline was opened in 1975 to transport oil from the Forties Oil Field, the UK’s first major offshore oil field. The Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roaring Forties
The Roaring Forties are strong westerlies, westerly winds that occur in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40th parallel south, 40° and 50th parallel south, 50° south. The strong eastward air currents are caused by the combination of warm air being displaced upward from the Equator towards the South Pole, Earth's rotation, and the scarcity of landmasses to serve as windbreaks at those latitudes. The Roaring Forties were a major aid to ships sailing the Brouwer Route from Europe to the East Indies or Australasia during the Age of Sail, and in modern times are favoured by Yachting, yachtsmen on round-the-world voyages and competitions. The boundaries of the Roaring Forties are not consistent: the wind-stream shifts north or south depending on the season. The strong and continuous winds in the Roaring Forties make this zone advantageous for wind power in places such as New Zealand and Tasmania. Similar but even stronger conditions that occur at more so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
