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Britain's Buzzard oilfield shut down again - trade sources

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Britain's North Sea Buzzard oilfield was shut down again on Monday night, trade sources said on Tuesday, as it struggles to return from maintenance.

Buzzard is the biggest contributor to the Forties crude stream, which helps underpin the price of benchmark dated Brent. It normally pumps at about 200,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), but it has returned slowly from seasonal maintenance.

Last week production restarted following the demobilisation of a drilling rig, its operator Nexen (KSE: 005720.KS - news) said on Thursday. The field has undergone a series of restarts and shutdowns since returning from summer maintenance at the end of August. (Reporting by Claire Milhench, editing by William Hardy)