Operation
Sullom Voe Terminal has been owned since its construction by the Ninian and Brent partners. The plant is operated by BP.
The terminal receives oil through the Brent (TAQA Bratani) and Ninian (BP) pipeline systems. Oil from the Schiehallion oilfield and Foinaven oilfield has been received by the purpose-built Loch Rannoch shuttle tanker since August 1998. In the late 1990s at the height of North Sea Oil, the terminal handled over a quarter of UK petroleum production and around 500 people worked there. Around half are BP workers. A new 22 inches (560 mm) pipeline was laid from the Clair oilfield in 2003-2004, and first oil from the Clair field was received in February 2005. 7 billion barrels (abt 960 million tons) of oil through the SVT achieved in December 2001. By 2008, the terminal had handled almost 8 billion barrels (abt 1.1 billion metric tons) of oil.
Gas is imported through the West of Shetland pipeline. Some of the gas is used as fuel in the Fortum operated Sullom Voe power station. The remainder is enriched with LPGs and exported to the Magnus platform for enhanced oil recovery.
Due to its secluded position, the site has its own fire brigade.
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