Abu Dhabi Firm Takes Over UK's Brent System

摘要

Taqa Bratani, the UK arm of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), said Tuesday that it has taken over as the new operator of the North Sea Brent System oil pipeline and facilities from Royal Dutch Shell, which has been operator since the mid-1970s. It's a watershed moment for operatorship of one of the most iconic pieces of UK energy infrastructure to pass into Mideast Gulf hands, although its importance has diminished greatly over the past three decades.