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Scotland's only inshore oilfield has been shut down after a leak was found in the pipeline that carries its supplies to the shore.
The operator of the Beatrice Field, in the inner Moray Firth, says it will be remain closed until at least April next year, costing around #11m in lost revenue.
Executives admit that sections of the line which links it to the tanker terminal 40 miles away at Nigg in Easter Ross, may have to be cut out and replaced at a further cost of millions of pounds.
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