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List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea

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Map of oil and gas fields

This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil and natural gas reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In terms of the oil industry, "North Sea oil" often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" (west of Shetland) which are not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea. The UK list includes facilities in the Irish Sea.

List of fields

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Map of exclusive economic zones

South to north.

Netherlands

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Onshore

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Offshore

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United Kingdom

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Onshore

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See article Onshore oil and gas fields in the United Kingdom

Offshore

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The UK continental shelf (UKCS) comprises six geographical and geological oil, gas and condensate regions: Southern North Sea (principally gas fields); Central North Sea (oil, condensate and gas fields); Moray Firth (oil and associated gas fields); Northern North Sea (oil and associated gas fields); West of Shetland (oil and associated gas); and the Irish Sea/Liverpool Bay (oil and gas). The fields and installations in the following list are allocated to regions corresponding to the Oil and Gas Authority's listings.[3]

Installation Identification

Oil and gas field names follow themes chosen by the companies who originally developed them.[4] An offshore installation on the UK Continental Shelf may comprise a single integrated platform or two or more bridge-linked platforms. Installations are identified by a large black-on-yellow sign on the installation. This may give the name of the original or current owner or operator, the field name, and a set of numbers and letters, e.g. Shell/Esso Leman 49/26A. The numbers identify the Quadrant and Block where the installation is located, e.g. 49/26 is in Quadrant 49 Block 26.[5] The first letter is a sequential letter (A, B, C, D, etc.) identifying each installation within a field. For installations in the Southern North Sea the second and subsequent letters may designate a platform's function, e.g. the Leman 49/26A complex comprises four bridge-linked platforms 49/26AP (Production), 49/26AD1 (Drilling 1), 49/26AD2 (Drilling 2), and 49/26AK (Compression). Common designations are:

Letter(s) Platform function
A Accommodation
BLP Bridge Linked Platform
C Compression
CPP Central Processing/Production Platform
D Drilling (see note)
FTP Field Terminal Platform
H Hotel accommodation
K Compression
LQ Living Quarters
NUI Normally Unmanned Installation
M Manifold, Main, Metering
P Production, Processing
Q Living Quarters
PUQ Production Utilities Quarters
R Riser, Reception
T Terminal
U Utilities
W Wellhead
WPP Wellhead Protection Platform
X Miscellaneous, e.g. as Low pressure compression, Reception.

Note: Drilling refers to the original function of the platform to support well drilling operations. No Southern North Sea installation has permanent drilling facilities.

On some installations the letters simply provide a unique two letter identity, e.g.Tethys TN, Viscount VO.

Southern North Sea gas fields
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The Southern North Sea (SNS) comprises gas (plus associated condensate) fields. Themed field names comprise groups of fields that are geographically, operationally or commercially linked. Names are based on:

A full listing of UK Southern North Sea gas fields is given in the table below.

The SNS fields are serviced from Easington, Lowestoft, Hartlepool, Great Yarmouth, Skegness, Norwich airport and Humberside airport.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

UK Southern North Sea gas fields
Field Block Reservoir Field installations Export to Production started Decommissioned Original licensee(s) Current or last operator Notes
Abbeydale formerly Aberdonia 53/1 Southwark NUI Southwark IOG Under appraisal[12]
Alison 49/11a KX subsea Audrey XW Oct 1995 Production ceased February 2010 Venture Production Venture, ConocoPhillips, Spirit Energy
Amethyst 47/14 Rotliegende A1D, A2D, B1D, C1D Centrica Storage Terminal 1990, 1992 Production ceased in 2020. Abandonment and decommissioning in progress Britoil, BP, BG, Centrica, Murphy Perenco
Anglia 48/18b 48/19b 48/19e YD, YM subsea YM to YD, YD to LOGGS Nov 1991 Yes Ranger, CalEnergy, Consort, Energy Ithaca Energy
Ann 48/10a 49/6a Rotliegend A4 subsea, XM subsea Audrey XW Oct 1993 Production ceased September 2012 Phillips, Venture Production Venture, ConocoPhillips, Spirit Energy
Annabel 48/10a AB1, AB2 subsea Audrey WD Apr 2005 Cessation of Production approved Aug 2016 Venture Spirit Energy
Apollo 47/4a subsea Minerva 2003 BG Group & others Perenco
Artemis 47/3 subsea Minerva 2003 BG Group & others Perenco
Arthur 53/2 subsea Thames 49/28A 2005 2014 ExxonMobil Esso
Atlas Saturn ND LOGGS Sep 2005 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Saturn area
Audrey 49/11 Rotliegend Audrey A (WD), Audrey B (XW), WM subsea XW to WD,

WD to LOGGS

Oct 1988 Cessation of Production approved September 2016 Phillips ConocoPhillips, Spirit Energy
Avalon 49/09b Mobil
Babbage 48/2a Platform West Sole Aug 2010 Dana Petroleum, E.ON Ruhrgas, Centrica E.ON
Baird 49/23 subsea Inde 49/23D Amoco Perenco Proposed gas storage facility, not taken forward
Barque and Barque South 48/13 48/14 PB, PL Clipper Oct 1990 Shell/Esso Shell
Beaufort 49/23 Davy, Bessemer 1996 Amoco Perenco
Bell (see NW Bell) 49/23 BP and ConocoPhillips
Bessemer 49/23 49/23E Inde 49/23A 1995 Amoco Perenco
Blythe 48/22, 44/23 Rotliegend NUI Bacton via recommissioned Thames pipeline Starting 2022 Burmah IOG
Boulton 44/21a BM Murdoch MD Dec 1997 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Boulton H 44/21a HM subsea Watt QM Dec 1997 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Boyle 49/30a Davy 49/30A BP
Breagh 42/13 Carboniferouds Breagh A Redcar, Seal Sands Oct 2013 RWE Dea INEOS
Brigantine 49/19 BR, BG Corvette Oct 2001 Shell/Esso Shell
Brown 49/30c Davy 49/30A 1996 BP
Bure O 49/28 subsea Thames 49/28A 1986 2014 ARCO Perenco
Bure West 49/28 subsea Thames 49/28A 1986 2014 ARCO Perenco
Caister 44/23a Carboniferous sandstone, Bunter CM Murdoch MD Oct 1993 Yes TotalEnergies ConocoPhillips
Callisto 49/22 ZM subsea Ganymede ZD Oct 1995 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Jupiter area
Camelot (central south, north & northeast) 53/1a 53/2 CA Leman 27A Oct 1989 2011 Mobil ERT, Perenco
Caravel 49/20b Caravel QA and QR Normally Unattended Installation (NUI) Corvette Shell/Esso Shell
Carrack 49/9 49/14b 49/15 QA, Carrack West Clipper 2003 Shell Shell
Cavendish 43/19b Cavendish RM platform Murdoch MD Jul 2007 Production ceased Aug 2018 RWE Dea AG, Dana Petroleum Ineos
Ceres 47/9b subsea Mercury field 2009 Venture
Chiswick 49/4a Chiswick NUI Markham 2007 Centrica, Nuon Spirit Energy
Cleeton 42/29 Rotliegend CC/CPQ/CW/ECA Riser tower Dimlington Apr 1987 BP Perenco Production ceased, now a hub for Easington Catchment Area
Clipper complex 48/19a PC/PW/PM/PR/PT Bacton Oct 1990 Shell Shell
Clipper South 48/19a 48/20 Rotliegend Temporarily manned platform, RL LOGGS until Aug 2018, Clipper from Nov 2018 Aug 2012 RWE Dea UK Ineos
Corvette 49/24 NUI Leman 26A complex Jan 1999 Shell/Esso Shell
Cutter 49/9a QC platform Carrack Shell Shell
Cygnus 44/11 44/12 Permian Leman, Carboniferous Ketch A & B Eagles pipeline to Bacton Dec 2016 Centrica, GDF Suez, Bayerngas Neptune Energy
Davy 49/30 49/30A Inde 49/23A 1995 Amoco Perenco
Davy East 53/5b subsea Davy 49/30A 2008 Perenco Perenco
Dawn 48/29 Rotliegend subsea Hewett 48/29C 1969 Production ceased in 2015 Phillips ENI
Deben 49/28 subsea Thames AR 1998 Yes ARCO Tullow
Deborah 48/30 Rotliegend subsea Hewett 48/29C 1969 Phillips ENI Proposed gas storage facility, not taken forward
Delilah 48/30 Rotliegend subsea Hewett 48/29AP 1969 Phillips ENI
Della 48/30 Rotliegend subsea Hewett 48/29AP 1969 Phillips ENI
Dotty Triassic Production ceased in 2015 Phillips ENI see Little Dotty
Durango 48/17 Rotliegend subsea Waveney Nov 2008 Bridge Perenco
Easington Catchment Area 47/9b Nov 1999 BG Group BG Group Mercury and Neptune fields
East Sean 49/25a Shell
Elgood 48/22 Rotliegend Subsea Starting 2020? Enterprise IOG
Elland 49/21a Rotliegend Silverstone Energy IOG Under appraisal[12]
Ensign 48/14a 48/15a 48/15b Normally Unattended Installation (NUI) Audrey 2012 Well plugging and abandonment completed August 2019, full decommissioning by 2022 Centrica Centrica, Spirit Energy
Eris 47/8c subsea Mercury field Venture
Esmond 43/13a Lower Triassic Platform Bacton 1985 1995 Hamilton Brothers BHP
Europa 49/22 EZ Ganymede ZD Oct 1999 Yes Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Jupiter area
Excalibur 48/17 EA Lancelot 1993 Mobil Perenco
Fizzy
Forbes 43/13 Triassic Platform Bacton 1985 1995 Hamilton Brothers BHP
Galahad and Mordred 48/12 48/12BA Lancelot Nov 1995 Perenco, Chieftan, Premier Pict Perenco
Galleon 48/20 PG, PN Clipper Oct 1994 Shell/Esso Shell
Ganymede 49/17 ZD LOGGS Oct 1995 Yes Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Jupiter area
Garrow 43/21 Rotliegend NUI Kilmar 2006 ATP ATP TORS development
Gawain 49/29a 49/29A subsea Thames 49/28A Oct 1986 2014 ARCO Perenco
Goddard formerly Glein 48/11 Blythe IOG Under appraisal[12]
Gordon 43/20 Triassic Platform Bacton 1985 1995 Hamilton Brothers BHP
Grove 49/10 NUI Markham 2007 Newfield Centrica
Guinevere 48/17b 49/17B Lancelot Jun 1993 Yes Mobil Perenco
Harvey 48/23c, 48/24a,b Leman sandstone Arco IOG Under appraisal[12]
Hawksley 44/17a EM subsea Murdoch MD Nov 2002 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Helvellyn 47/10b subsea Amethyst 2004 ATP Oil & Gas, First Oil Expro Ltd ATP Oil & Gas
Hewett 48/29 48/30 52/4 52/5 Triassic, Permian, Zechstein 48/29A-FTP, 48/29A-P, 49/29B, 48/29C, 52/5A Bacton July 1969 Arpet/Phillips Eni UK/Perenco
Horne & Wren 53/3c NUI Thames 49/28A 2005 2014 Tullow Tullow
Hoton 48/7b NUI West Sole pipeline Dec 2001 BP Perenco
Hunter 44/23 HK subsea Murdoch KM Production ceased Aug 2018 Caledonia
Hyde 48/6 NUI West Sole Aug 1993 BP, Statoil Perenco
Hyperion Saturn ND LOGGS Sep 2005 Production ceased Aug 2018 ConocoPhillips Part of Saturn area
Indefatigable 49/23 49/18 Rotliegend 49/23AT/AC/AQ, 49/23CD/CP, 49/23D, 49/18A, 49/18B 18A & 18B to 23A,

23D to 23C,

23C to 23A,

23A to Leman 27B

Oct 1971 Amoco-British Gas Perenco
Indefatigable 49/24 49/19 Rotliegend JD/JP, K, L, M, N Perenco Inde 23A Oct 1971 Production ceased 2005, removed 2010 Shell/Esso Shell
Johnston 43/27a subsea Ravenspurn North Oct 1994 Hamilton E.ON Ruhrgas, Dana
Juliet 47/14b subsea Pickerill Jan 2014 Production ceased Aug 2018 GDF Suez Neptune Energy
Juno Minerva NUI 2003 BG Group BG Group Apollo, Minerva, Artemis, Whittle
Jupiter area Production ceased Nov 2016 Conoco ConocoPhillips Ganymede, Sinope, Callisto, Europa, N.W.Bell
Katy 44/19b NUI Kelvin pipeline 2013 ConocoPhillips, GDF, Tullow ConocoPhillips
Kelvin 44/18b TM Murdoch MD Nov 2007 Production ceased Aug 2018 ConocoPhillips, GDF, Tullow ConocoPhillips
Ketch 44/28 KA Murdoch MD Oct 1999 Production ceased Aug 2018 Shell Shell
Kew 49/5-4 subsea Chiswick Centrica
Kilmar 43/22 Carboniferous NUI Trent 2006 ATP ATP TORS development
Lancelot 48/17a 48/17A Bacton 1993 Mobil Perenco
Leman 49/27 Rotliegend 27AD/AP/AC/AQ/AX, BD/BP/BT, CD/CP, DD/DP, ED/EP, FD/FP, G, H, J 27D, F, G to 27B;

27C, E, H, J to 27B;

27B to 27A;

27A to Bacton

Aug 1968 Amoco-British Gas Perenco
Leman 49/26 Rotliegend AD1/AD2/AP/AK, BT/BH, BD/BP,

CD/CP, D, E, F, G

via AP to Bacton Aug 1968 Shell/Esso Shell
Little Dotty 48/30 Rotliegend subsea 48/29AP 1969 Phillips ENI
LOGGS (Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System) 49/16 PA/PC/PD/PP/PR Theddlethorpe 1988 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Malory 48/12d 48/12D Lancelot 1993 Mobil Perenco
Markham 49/05a 49/10b (also blocks J3b and J6 Netherlands) ST-1 (UK), J6A (Netherlands) Den Helder, Netherlands 1992 Cessation of production justification submitted April 2016 Lasmo Centrica, Spirit Energy Straddles the UK/Netherlands median line
McAdam 44/17 MM subsea Murdoch MD 2003 Production ceased Aug 2018 ConocoPhillips, Tullow ConocoPhillips
Mercury 47/9b subsea Neptune Nov 1999 BG Group Perenco
Mimas 48/9a MN Saturn ND Jun 2007 Production ceased Aug 2018 ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Part of Saturm area
Minerva 47/3 NUI Cleeton 2003 BG Group & others Perenco
Minke 44/24a Carboniferous subsea Netherlands D15-FA platform Jun 2007 Production ceased 2010 Neptune Energy Neptune Energy
Mongour 42/28c 42/28d Rotliegend Premier Oil Not developed
Mordred 48/12b Superior
Munro 44/17b MH Hawksley EM 2005 Tullow, GDF, ConocoPhillips GDF Suez
Murdoch complex 44/22 Carboniferous sandstone MA/MC/MD Theddlethorpe Oct 1993 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco, Tullow, GDF ConocoPhillips
Murdoch satellite 44/22 KM subsea Murdoch MD Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Nailsworth 48/25a,b Rotliegend Shell/Exxon IOG Under appraisal[12]
Neptune 47/4b NUI Cleeton Nov 1999 BG Group Perenco
Newsham 48/7 NUI West Sole pipeline Mar 1996 BP Perenco
North Davy 49/30a BP see Davy
North Sean 49/25 Shell see Sean
North Valiant 49/16 PD, SP LOGGS Oct 1988 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
N.W. Bell 49/23 Subsea Bessemer Aug 1999 Yes Perenco
Orca 44/24a, 44/29b, 44/30a (D15b, D18a Netherlands) Carboniferous D18a-A platform D15a-A platform Dec 2013 Gaz de France Neptune Energy
Orwell 49/26a 49/28A-2 subsea Thames 49/28A 1993 2014 ARCO Tullow
Pickerill 48/11b A & B B to A

A to Theddlethorpe

Aug 1992 Production ceased Aug 2018 ARCO, AGIP Perenco, Marubeni
Platypus 48/1a Rotliegend Cleeton 2023? Dana Petroleum, CalEnergy, Parkmead, and Zennor Being developed
Ravenspurn North 43/26 Rotliegend Ravenspurn N CPP, ST2, ST3 Cleeton Oct 1989 Hamilton Brothers then BP Perenco
Ravenspurn South 43/26 A, B, C Cleeton Oct 1989 BP Perenco
Rebellion 48/22 Rotligend IOG Under appraisal[12]
Rhea Saturn ND LOGGS Sep 2005 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Saturn area
Rita 44/22c subsea RH Hunter Mar 2009 Production ceased Aug 2018 E.ON Ruhrgas, GDF Suez E.ON Ruhrgas
Rose 47/10 subsea Amethyst 2004 2015 Centrica Centrica
Rough 48/8 47/8A (AD/AP)& 47/3B (BD/BP) & CD Centrica Storage terminal Oct 1975 Gas storage facility ceased 2017 Amoco-British Gas Centrica Formerly used for natural gas storage
Saturn area 48/10c 48/10b ND LOGGS Production ceased Aug 2018 Venture, Conoco ConocoPhillips Saturn, Mimas, Hyperion, Atlas, Rhea, Tethys
Schooner 44/26 SA Murdoch MD Oct 1996 Production ceased Aug 2018 Shell Faroe
Sean 49/24 49/25 49/30 RD, PD/PP RD to PP PP to Bacton Oct 1986 Shell/Esso, Union Oranje Nassau Energie
Seven Seas 48/7c subsea West Sole Alpha 2012 Centrica
Shamrock 49/20a NUI Caravel May 2008 Shell/Esso Shell
Sillimanite 44/19a

(Netherlands D12-A D12-B)

Carboniferous D12-B D15-FA 2020 Wintershall Noordzee Wintershall Noordzee
Sinope 49/22 Oct 1999 Yes Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Jupiter area
Skiff 48/20a PS NUI Clipper Shell Shell
Southwark 49/21c Rotliegend NUI Bacton via recommissioned Thames pipeline Starting 2022 Conoco IOG
South Sean 49/25 Shell see Sean
South Valiant 49/21 TD LOGGS Oct 1988 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Stamford 48/10c subsea Markham Dec 2008 Yes Venture
Tethys 49/11b TN LOGGS Feb 2007 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips Part of Saturn area
Tetley 48/22 Hauptdolomit IOG Under appraisal[12]
Thames 49/28 49/28AW/AP/AR Bacton Oct 1986 2014 ARCO Perenco
Thoresby 48/16c 48/17d Hansa Hansa Under development
Thurne 49/28 subsea Thames 49/28A Oct 1986 2014 Tullow Tullow, Perenco
Tolmount 42/28d Leman sandstone Fixed steel platform Easington Late 2021 Harbour Energy, Dana Petroleum Harbour Energy
Topaz 49/1a 49/2a Carboniferous subsea Schooner SA Nov 2009 Production ceased Aug 2018 Faroe Petroleum, INEOS, Ithaca RWE Dea
Trent 43/24 Trent 43/24 Bacton Nov 1996 ARCO Iona Developments, Perenco
Tristan 49/29 subsea Welland & Thames Nov 1992 2014 Mobil
Tristan NW 49/29 Granby
Tyne 44/18 NUI Trent 1996 Yes ARCO Iona Developments, Perenco
Valkyrie 49/16 OD LOGGS Ceased production 2016, removed by 2020[13] ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Extended reach well from Vampire OD
Vampire 49/16 OD LOGGS Oct 1999 Ceased production 2016, removed by 2020[13] Conoco ConocoPhillips
Vanguard 49/16 QD LOGGS Oct 1988 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Victor 49/22 JD, JM subsea JM to JD

JD to Viking B

Sep 1984 Yes Conoco ConocoPhillips
Victoria 49/17 SM Viking B 2008 Production ceased Aug 2018 Silverstone
Viking A 49/12 Rotlegend AR/AC/AP Theddlethorpe July 1972 Viking 'A' field (Viking North) decommissioned 1991 'A' field platforms (except AR) removed 1993-4 Conoco/BNOC ConocoPhillips
Viking B 49/16 49/17 BA/BC/BP/BD LOGGS 1973 Yes Conoco/BNOC ConocoPhillips Viking South, original export via Viking AR, then via LOGGS
Viking satellites 49/16, 49/17 Rotliegend CD, DD, ED, GD, HD, KD, LD Viking B complex 1973 Viking CD, DD, ED, GD & HD ceased production 2011–15, removed 2017-18[13] Conoco/BNOC ConocoPhillips Viking KD & LD are non-operational
Viscount 49/16 VO Vampire OD Ceased production 2015, removed by 2020[13] Conoco ConocoPhillips
Vixen 49/17 VM subsea Viking B Oct 2000 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco, BP ConocoPhillips
Vulcan 49/21 Rotliegend RD, UR platforms UR to RD

RD to LOGGS

Oct 1988 Ceased production 2015, removed 2018-19[13] Conoco ConocoPhillips
Watt 44/22b QM subsea Murdoch 2003 Production ceased Aug 2018 Conoco ConocoPhillips
Waveney 48/17 Rotliegend 48/17C Lancelot 1998 ARCO Perenco
Welland 53/4a 53/4A NUI Thames 49/28A Sep 1990 2010 ARCO ExxonMobil Perenco
Welland N.W. 53/4a subsea Welland 53/4A Yes ARCO Perenco
Wenlock 49/12 49/12A Inde 23A 2007 ATP ATP
Wensum 49/28 Thames 49/28A 1986 2014 ARCO Perenco
West Sole 48/6 Rotliegend WA, WB, WC Easington Mar 1967 BP Perenco
Whittle 42/28b subsea Cleeton 2003 BG Group Perenco
Windermere 49/9b, 49/4a Rotliegend-Leman Sandstone Windemere platform Markham ST1 platform Apr 1997 Yes Wintershall Ineos
Wingate 44/24b Carboniferous Wingate platform D15-A platform (Netherlands) Oct 2011 Wintershall Wintershall
Wissey 53/4 subsea Horne & Wren Aug 2008 2014 Tullow Tullow
Wollaston 42/28 subsea Whittle 2003 BG Group Perenco
Wren 53/3c Tullow see Horne
Yare 49/28 Yare C subsea Thames 49/28A Oct 1986 Yes ARCO Perenco
York 47/02a NUI Centrica Storage terminal Mar 2013 Centrica Centrica, Spirit Energy
Central North Sea fields
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The Central North Sea comprises oil, condensate and gas fields. They are serviced from Aberdeen and Hartlepool

UK Central North Sea oil, condensate and gas fields
Field Quad/Block Reservoir Field installation(s) Liquid export to Gas export to First oil/gas Decommissioned Operator Notes
Affleck 30/19 2009 In production Maersk
Alder 15/29a 2009 In production Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd.
Alma 30/24 Alma FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) Enquest Producer Tanker Oct 2015 Production ceased in June 2020 EnQuest Formerly Argyll field
Angus 31/26a Amerada Hess
Arbroath oil field 22/17 Palaeocene Arbroath platform Montrose A Apr 1990 In production Formerly Amoco, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Argyll & Duncan oil fields 30/24, 30/25 Rotliegend / Zechstein Argyll platform Jun 1975 Hamilton Brothers Later named Ardmore then Alma (see Alma)
Arkwright 22/23a subsea Monarb Amoco
Armada gas fields 22/5a Palaeocene and Jurassic Fulmar Armada platform Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline Teesside via CATS (Central Area Transmission System) BG Group
Arundel 16/23 2017 In production BP
Athena 14/18b Athena FPSO BW Athena Tanker May 2012 Ithaca Demobilised Feb 2016
Auk oil field 30/16 Rotliegend / Zechstein Auk A platform Fulmar A Dec 1975 Formerly Shell, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Aviat gas field 22/7a Lower Pleistocene subsea Forties A 2016 APA Corporation
Baccus 22/6a APA Corporation
Balloch 15/20b Maersk
Banff 22/27a, 29/2a Banff FPSO Petrojarl Banff Tanker Sep 1996 Production ceased in 2020 Formerly Sun Oil, Canadian Natural Resources CNR
Bardolino 22/13a Shell
Beauly 16/21c Talisman
Beinn 16/7a 1994 In production Marathon
Birch 16/21a Lasmo
Bittern 29/1b 2000 In production Shell
Blackbird 20/2a 2011 Production ceased in 2016 Nexen
Bladon 16/21d Arco
Blair 16/21a Sun Oil
Blane oil field 30/3a Paleocene, Forties Sandstone Tie back to Ula platform (Norway) Ula platform Ula platform 2007 In production Talisman Energy
Blenheim 16/21b Arco
Braemar 16/3b Marathon
Brechin 22/23a subsea Monarb Paladin
Brenda 15/25b Oilexco
Brimmond 22/6a 1996 In production BP
Britannia gas field 15/29, 16/26 Lower Cretaceous Britannia platform Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline St Fergus via SAGE (Scottish Area Gas Evacuation) Aug 1998 Britannia operator (ConocoPhillips and Chevron)
Brodgar 21/3a 2008 In production ConocoPhillips
Buchan oil field 21/1a Devonian Sandstone Buchan A semi-sub Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline May 1981 Formerly Transworld Petroleum, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Burghley 16/22 Talisman
Burgman 28/9 2018 In production Premier
Buzzard oil field 19/10, 20/6 Upper Jurassic Buzzard Wellhead, Production, Utilities, Sweetening platforms Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline St Fergus via UK Frigg line Jan 2007 Formerly Pan-Canadian/Encana, Nexen the largest discovery in the last 25 years
Caledonia 16/26 2003 In production ChevronTexaco
Carnoustie 22/17 subsea Monarb Amoco
Catcher 28/9 2017 In production Premier
Cawdor 30/14 Maersk
Cayley/Caley 22/17 subsea Monarb 2017 In production Talisman
Chanter 15/17 Occidental
Chestnut field 22/2a Chestnut FPSO Sevan Hummingbird Tanker Sep 2008 Centrica
Clapham 21/24 PetroCanada
Clyde oil field 30/17b Fulmar sandstone Clyde platform Mar 1987 Formerly Britoil, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Cook 21/20a Enterprise
Crathes 21/13a EnQuest
Culzean 22/25a Platform CATS pipeline Jun 2019 In production Maersk, acquired by TotalEnergies Gas condensate field estimated reserves 250 M Boe
Curlew field 29/7 Curlew FPSO Tanker Nov 1997 Shell
Cyrus oil field 16/28 Palaeocene Originally SWOPS vessel Seillean, then subseatie back to Andrew OPV Seillean, Andrew Apr 1990 BP SWOPS production ceased Mar 1992
Dauntless 21/11 Amerada Hess
Donan field 15/20 Donan FPSO Global Producer 3 Tanker Jan 2007 Maersk
Drake 22/5b 1997 In production British Gas
Duart 14/20b Talisman
Duncan 30/24 Hamilton
Durward 21/16 Amerada Hess
Egret 22/24d subsea ETAP Shell
Elgin-Franklin gas field 22/30, 29/5 Fulmar sandstone and Middle Jurassic Elgin PUQ and Wellhead platforms Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline Bacton via SEAL (Shearwater Elgin Area Line) Mar 2001 TotalEnergies
Enoch 16/13a 2007 In production Paladin
Erskine gas field 23/26 Middle Jurassic sandstone Erskine platform North Everest North Everest Nov 1997 Chevron
ETAP gas field complex - includes Marnock, Machar, Monan, Mungo, Madoes and Mirren fields 22/20, 22/24, 22/25, 23/16, 23/26 ETAP platform Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline Teesside via CATS BP Eastern Trough Area Project
Ettrick oil field 20/2, 20/3 Upper Jurassic FPSO Tanker 2009 Production ceased in 2016 [14] Dana Petroleum
Everest gas field 22/9, 22/10, 22/14 Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone Everest North Platform & Everest North Riser Platform Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline Teesside via CATS May 1993 In production Formerly Amoco, BG Group, Chrysaor
Farragon 16/28 subsea Andrew Andrew BP
Fife 31/26a Amerada Hess
Fleming field 22 Palaeocene, Maureen Formation subsea Armada Oct 1997 BG
Flora 31/26a Amerada Hess
Flyndre 30/14 2017 In production Maersk
Forties oil field 21/10 Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone Forties FA, FB, FC, FD & FE platforms Cruden Bay Sep 1975 Formerly BP, APA Corporation
Fram 29/3a 2020 In production Shell
Franklin field 29/5 Franklin WH Elgin platform Sep 2001 In production TotalEnergies
Fulmar oil field 30/11 Fulmar sandstone Fulmar A & Fulmar AD platforms Teesside via NORPIPE St Fergus Feb 1982 Shell, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Gadwall 21/19 2005 In production Venture
Galia 30/24 Production ceased in June 2020 EnQuest
Galley 15/23a 1998 In production Texaco
Gannet oil and gas field (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) 21 and 22 Eocene, Palaeocene and Jurassic Gannet A platform Fulmar A then Teesside via NORPIPE St Fergus via Gannet and Fulmar A Nov 1993 B C D 1992 E 1998 F 1997 G 1999 In production Shell U.K. Limited
Glamis 16/21a Sun Oil
Glenelg 29/4d 2006 In production TotalEnergies
Godwin 22/17 subsea Monarb 2016 In production Talisman
Golden Eagle Oil field 20/1, 14/26 Sandstone Golden Eagle PUK platform & Wellhead platform Forties pipeline at Buzzard or Flotta via Claymore installation Ettrick (SAGE) Nov 2014 Nexen the second largest oil discovery in the UK North Sea since Buzzard was discovered in 2001
Goldeneye gas field 14/29 Goldeneye installation St Fergus Oct 2004 Shell Decommissioned 2011
Goosander 21/12 2006 In production Venture
Grouse 21/19 2008 In production Venture
Guillemott West

Guillemott/Teal

29

21

Guillemott West FPSO Triton, Guillemott Teal FPSO Anasuria Tanker Apr 2000

Jan 1997

Dana

Shell

Halley 30/12b Talisman
Hamish 15/21b Amerada Hess
Hannay 20/5c Talisman
Harrier 30/6a Ithaca
Hawkins 22/5a British Gas
Heron Cluster oil fields includes Heron, Egret and Skua Triassic Skagerrak Formation subsea ETAP Shell U.K. Limited
Highlander 14/20 Texaco
Howe 22/12a Shell
Huntington 22/14b FPSO CATS pipeline Production ceased in 2020 EON Ruhrgas
Innes 30/24 Hamilton
Iona 15/17 Elf Exploration
Ivanhoe 15/21 Amerada Hess
Jackdaw gas field 30/02a, 30/02d, 30/03a WHP platform Shearwater
James 30/17a Kerr McGee
J-Block gas field

Jade, Janice, Jasmine, Joanne, Judy

30/2 Triassic, Chalk and Palaeocene Jade, Jasmine WHP & LQ, Judy, Janice (semi-sub), Joanne (subsea) Jade to Judy, Jasmine to Judy, Joanne to Judy, Janice to Judy, Judy to Teesside via NORPIPE Judy to Teesside via CATS, Janice to Teesside via CATS Feb 2002, Feb 1999 ConocoPhillips
Kingfisher 16/8a 1997 In production Shell
Kinnoull 16/23 subsea Andrew Andrew BP
Kittiwake oil field 21/18 Upper Jurassic Kittiwake A platform Originally by tanker, then Cruden Bay via Forties Unity Sep 1990 Formerly Venture then Petrofac now EnQuest
Kyle 29/2c Production ceased in 2020 Ranger
Larch 16/12a Lasmo
Leven oil field 30/17b subsea Clyde Formerly Britoil near Clyde field
Lochranza 15/20a Maersk
Lomond gas field 23/21 Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone Lomond platform Teesside via CATS Jul 1993 Formerly Amoco, BG Group, Chrysaor
MacCulloch 15/24b Conoco
Machar, Madoes, Marnock, Monan, Mungo, and Mirren fields 22/20, 22/24, 22/25, 23/16, 23/26 see ETAP
Mallard 21/19 1998 In production Shell
Maria 16/29a subsea Armada Armada 2008 In production BG
Maule 21/10 2010 In production APA Corporation
Maureen oil field 16/29 Palaeocene Maureen platform Tanker Production ceased in October 1999 Phillips Petroleum abandoned, platform removed 2001
Medwin oil field 30/17b subsea Clyde Formerly Britoil near Clyde field
Merganser gas/condensate field 22 subsea Shearwater 2006 Production ceased in December 2020 Shell U.K. Limited
Monarb (Montrose, Arbroath) Platforms Forties pipeline system CATS pipeline
Nicol 15/25a Oilexco
Moira oil field 16/29 Palaeocene subsea Maureen
Montrose oil field 22/17 Paleocene, Forties Sandstone Montrose A platform, Montrose Bridge Linked Platform Forties field Jun 1976 Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Mungo field 22 Mungo NUI platform Jul 1998 BP
Nelson oil and gas field 22/6, 22/7, 22/11, 22/12 Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone Nelson platform Forties field St Fergus Feb 1994 Shell Oil
Nethan oil field 30/17b subsea Clyde Sep 1992 Formerly Britoil, BP near Clyde field
Orion 30/18 1999 In production Talisman
Peregrine 20/1 2015 In production Nexen
Petronella 14/20 1986 In production Texaco
Pict 21/23b PetroCanada
Pierce oil field 23/22, 23/27 Palaeocene Pierce FPSO FPSO Feb 1999 In production Shell U.K. Limited
Renee 15/27 Phillips
Rob Roy 15/21a Amerada Hess
Rochelle 15/27 Endeavour
Rubie 15/28b Phillips
Saxon 21/23b 2007 In production PetroCanada
Scolty 21/8 2016 In production EnQuest
Scoter gas/condensate field 22/30 subsea Shearwater Production ceased in December 2020 Shell U.K. Limited
Seymour 22/5b subsea Armada 2003 In production British Gas
Shaw 22/22a subsea Monarb 2017 In production Talisman
Shearwater gas/condensate field 22/30 Jurassic Fulmar sandstone Shearwater A Wellhead platform, Shearwater C PUQ platform Forties field Bacton via SEAL Sep 2000 Shell U.K. Limited
Shelley 22/2b Oilexco
Skua 22/24b subsea ETAP Shell Part of Marnock
Starling 29/3a Shell
Stella field 30 Stella FPF-1 (semi-sub) Feb 2017 In production Ithaca
Stirling 16/21a Sun Oil
Teal 21/25 1997 In production Shell
Telford 15/22 1996 In production Amerada Hess
Toni 16/17 1993 In production AGIP
Tonto 21/10b 2013 In production APA Corporation
Tweedsmuir 21/1a 2007 In production Talisman
Utguard 16/18 2019 In production Statoil
Wood 22/18 subsea Monarb 2007 In production Paladin
Moray Firth fields
[edit]

These fields are in Quadrants 11 to 16. Serviced from Aberdeen

UK North Sea (Moray Firth) oil, condensate and gas fields
Field Quad/Block Reservoir Field installation(s) Liquid export to Gas export to First oil/gas Decommissioned Operator Notes
Alba oil field 16/26 Eocene Alba Northern platform Alba FSU (floating storage unit) then tanker Britannia Jan 1994 Chevron
Atlantic field 14/26a, 20/1 (north) and 13/30. subsea SAGE pipeline 2006 Production ceased
Beatrice oil field 11/30a Upper Jurassic Beatrice AD, AP, B and C platforms Nigg Energy Park Sep 1981 Production ceased in 2017 Mesa Petroleum, thenTalisman Energy, Ithaca Non-operational
Blake oil field 13/24

13/29b

Lower Cretaceous subsea Ross FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) Bleo Holm St Fergus via Frigg pipeline 2001 BG Group
Brodgar & Callanish fields 15/29

21/4

subsea Britannia BLP (Bridge Linked Platform) Jun 2008 BOL
Captain Oil field 13/22 WPP (Wellhead Protection Platform) 'A' bridge linked to the BLP FPSO then tanker St Fergus via Frigg pipeline Mar 1997 Texaco, then Chevron
Claymore oil field 14/19 Upper Jurassic Claymore A (CPP) and Claymore Quarters platforms, bridge linked Flotta via pipeline Frigg pipeline (gas import) Nov 1977 Originally Occidental of Scotland, then Elf, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Cromarty gas field 13/30 subsea To Atlantic subsea manifold then St Fergus via SAGE pipeline 2006 Production ceased BG Group
Jacky oil field 12/21c Wellhead platform Nigg via pipeline Apr 2009 Ithaca Non-operational
Lybster oil field 11/24 Onshore well Onshore Onshore May 2012 Caithness Oil, ten Trapoil
Piper oil field 15/17 Upper Jurassic Piper Alpha

Piper Bravo

Flotta via pipeline Dec 1976

1992

Occidental, Elf, Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec Piper A destroyed July 1988
Ross oil field 13/28

13/29

Upper Jurassic Ross FPSO Bleo Holm Tanker Apr 1999 Ultramar, then Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
Saltire oil field 15/17 Saltire A platform Piper Bravo May 1993 Occidental, then Elf, Talisman, Repsol Sinopec
Scapa oil field 14/19 Lower Cretaceous subsea template Claymore Claymore 1986 Occidental, then Elf, Talisman, Repsol Sinopec
Scott oil field 15/21

15/22

Upper Jurassic Scott JD and JU platforms (bridge linked Cruden Bay via Forties St Fergus via SAGE (Scottish Area Gas Evacuation) Sep 1993 Amerada Hess, then Nexen
Solitaire oil field 14/26a subsea Golden Eagle Nexen
Tartan oil field 15/16

14/20

Upper Jurassic Tartan A platform Claymore via pipeline St Fergus via Frigg pipeline Jan 1981 Texaco, then Talisman Energy, Repsol Sinopec
West of Shetland oil fields
[edit]

Located in Quadrants 204, 205 and 206, these fields are serviced from Aberdeen and Lerwick

UK North Sea (West of Shetland) oil and associated gas fields
Field Quad/Block Reservoir Field installation(s) Liquid export to Gas export to First oil/gas Decommissioned Operator Notes
Clair oil field 206/8 Clair platform, bridge linked Clair Ridge DP and QU platforms Sullom Voe via pipeline West of Shetland gas pipeline Feb 2005, 2018 BP
Edradour condensate field 206/4 TotalEnergies
Foinaven oil field 204/19, 204/24 Foinaven FPSO Petrojarl Tanker West of Shetland gas pipeline Nov 1997 Production suspended in Apr 2021[15] operated by Teekay Petrojarl on behalf of BP Rish[16][17]
Laggan condensate field 206/1 Paleocene Vaila Subsea wellheads Sullom Voe 2016 TotalEnergies
Lancaster oil field 205/21a, 205/22a, 205/26b Fractured basement Aoka Mizu FPSO Tanker Link to West of Shetland gas pipeline is being planned. June 2019 Hurricane Energy Early Production System (EPS) is producing oil. Full field development investment decision expected in 2022.
Schiehallion oil field and Loyal oil field 204/20 204/25 Schiehallion FPSO, Glen Lyon FPSO Tanker West of Shetland gas pipeline Jul 1998, May 2017 BP In production using Glen Lyon FPSO
Solan oil field[18] 205/26 Solan Platform Storage tank then tanker None Apr 2016 Premier Oil
Tormore condensate field 205/5a Paleocene Vaila Subsea wellheads Sullom Voe via Laggan 2016 TotalEnergies
Northern North Sea oil fields
[edit]

Serviced from Aberdeen and Scasta airport

UK Northern North Sea oil and associated gas fields
Field Quad/Block Reservoir Field installation(s) Liquid export to Gas export to First oil/gas Decommissioned Operator Notes
Alwyn North oil and gas field 3/9a 3/4a Middle Jurassic Alwyn North NAA and NAB platforms bridge linked Cormorant St Fergus via Frigg pipeline Nov 1987 TotalEnergies
Andrew oil field 16/27,16/28 Palaeocene Andrew platform Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline Teesside via CATS (Central Area Transmission System) Jun 1996 BP
Balmoral oil field 16/21 Palaeocene Balmoral FPV (Floating Production Vessel) Cruden Bay via Brae/Forties link Nov 1986 2020 Formerly Sun Oil, Premier
Barnacle 211/29 EDP
Bentley Oil Field 9/3b Whalsay Under appraisal
Beryl oil field 9/13 Upper Jurassic Beryl A, Beryl B and Beryl A riser tower platforms Tanker St Fergus via SAGE (Scottish Area Gas Evacuation) Jun 1976 Formerly Mobil, APA Corporation
Birch 16/12a subsea Z3 and Z5 Brae A Brae A Spirit Energy Part of Trees development
Boa 9/15a Maersk
Brae oil field 16/7a Upper Jurassic (several satellite accumulations) Brae A, Brae B & Brae East platforms Cruden Bay via Forties pipeline St Fergus via SAGE (Scottish Area Gas Evacuation) Jun 1983, Apr 1988, Dec 1993 Marathon Oil
Brent oil field 211 Middle Jurassic Brent A, B, C, D, Brent Spar, Brent Flare Sullom Voe St Fergus via FLAGS (Far North Liquid and Associated Gas System) Nov 1976 Shell
Bressay oil field Statoil Awaiting development
Broom 2/5 DNO
Bruce oil field 9/9a, 9/8a, 9/9b Bruce D, Bruce PUQ, Bruce Phase II platforms, bridge linked Cruden Bay via Forties system St Fergus via Frigg pipeline May 1993 Formerly Hamilton Brothers, Serica Energy plc formerly BP
Buckland 9/18a Mobil
Callater 9/19b APA Corporation
Causeway 211/23b Valiant
Cladhan 210/29a TAQA
Columba oil field 3/7a, 3/7b, 3/8a Extended-reach drilling from Ninian platforms Ninian
Conrie 211/18a EnQuest
Cormorant oil field 211/21a 211/26a Middle Jurassic Cormorant A & Cormorant North platforms Sullom Voe Dec 1979

Feb 1982

Formerly Shell, TAQA
Crawford 9/28 Hamilton
Devenick 9/24b BP
Deveron 211/18 Britoil
Don oil field 211 Northern Producer FPSO Tanker Apr 2009 Formerly Signal Oil/Britoil, EnQuest
Dunbar oil field 3/14a Dunbar platform Alwyn North Dec 1994 TotalEnergies
Dunlin oil field 211/23a 211/24a Middle Jurassic Dunlin A platform Cormorant A Import from Thistle platform Aug 1978 Formerly Shell, Fairfield Decommissioning
Eider oil field 211/16a 211/21a Middle Jurassic Eider platform North Cormorant Nov 1988 Formerly Shell, TAQA
Ellon 3/15 TotalEnergies
Emerald oil field 2/15a FPV Emerald Producer Aug 1992 Midland & Scottish Resources Decommissioned 1996
Falcon 210/25a TAQA
Fionn 211/22a Valiant
Forvie North 3/15 TotalEnergies
Glenlivet 214/30a TotalEnergies
Grant 3/14a TotalEnergies
Gryphon oil field 9/18 Eocene Gryphon A Production Vessel Tanker Oct 1993 Kerr McGee, Maersk Oil
Harding oil field 9/23 Eocene Harding platform Tanker Reinjection Apr 1996 TAQA (formerly BP)
Heather oil field 2/5 Middle Jurassic Heather A platform Sullom Voe via Ninian Oct 1978 Formerly Unocal, DNO and Lundin, now EnQuest
Hudson oil field 210/24 subsea Tern Tern 1993 TAQA formerly Shell
Hutton oil field, NW Hutton oil field 211/27 211/28

211/27a

Hutton TLPTension-leg platform, NW Hutton Platform NW Hutton to Cormorant A NW Hutton to Ninian Jul 1984

1983

Conoco

Amoco

TLP decommissioned 2001, NW Hutton ceased production 2002 removed 2009
Islay 3/15 TotalEnergies
Jura 3/15 TotalEnergies
Keith 9/8a BHP
Kestrel oil field 211/21a subsea Tern Tern 2001 TAQA formerly Shell
Kraken 9/2 EnQuest
Larch 16/12a subsea Z6 and Z7 Brae A Brae A Spirit Energy Part of Trees development
Leadon oil field 9/14a and 9/14b Global Producer III FPSO Tanker Import from Beryl A 2001 Decommissioned Formerly Kerr McGee then Maersk
Linnhe 9/13c Mobil
Loirston 9/13b Exxon-Mobil
Lyell oil field Ninian Central Ninian Central Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Maclure 9/19 BP
Magnus oil field 211/7a 211/12a Magnus platform Ninian Central Brent A via Northern Leg Gas Pipeline (NLGP) Aug 1993 EnQuest (formerly BP)
Mariner 9/11 Statoil
Merlin 211/23a Shell
Miller oil field 16/7 16/8 Miller platform Brae A St Fergus via dedicated sour gas pipeline Jun 1992 Originally Conoco, BP Non-operational
Morrone 9/23b TAQA
Murchison oil field 211/19 Murchison platform Dunlin A Brent A via Northern Leg Gas Pipeline (NLGP) Sep 1980 Yes Originally Conoco, then Oryx, Kerr McGee, Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Ness 9/13b Mobil
Nevis 9/13 Mobil
Ninian oil field 3/3 3/8 Ninian Northern, Ninian Central and Ninian Southern platforms North & South to Central, Central to Sullom Voe St Fergus via Brent A Dec 1978 Originally Burmah/ Chevron, Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Orlando 3/3 Iona
Osprey 211/23 Shell
Otter 210/15a TotalEnergies
Pelican 211/26 Shell
Penguin 211/13 Shell
Playfair 211/19 CNR
Rhum gas field 3/29 Bruce Serica Energy
Skene 9/19 Exxon-Mobil
Staffa 3/8b Lasmo
Strathspey oil field subsea Ninian Central Chevron
Sycamore oil field 16/12a Upper Jurassic subsea via Tiffany and Brae Originally Britoil, Venture, Spirit Energy subsea tie back to Tiffany and Brae, part of Trees development
Tern oil field 210/25a Tern platform North Cormorant Jun 1989 TAQA, formerly by Royal Dutch Shell and licensed by Shell/Esso
Thelma oil field 16/17 Upper Jurassic subsea Tiffany Originally Phillips Tiffany, Toni, Thelma and SE Thelma fields, subsea tie back to Tiffany
Thistle oil field 211/ 18 Thistle A platform Sullom Voe via Brent System Import from NLGP Feb 1978 Formerly BNOC/Britoil/BP, then DNO then Lundin then EnQuest
Tiffany oil field 16/17 Upper Jurassic Tiffany platform Cruden Bay via Brae-Forties pipeline Brae field Nov 1993 Originally AGIP UK, then Phillips, then Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Tullich 9/23a Kerr-McGee
Western Isles 210/24a Jurassic Subsea Sullom Voe via Tern Alpha Nov 2017 2024 Dana Petroleum Decommissioning
Ythan 211/18a EnQuest
Irish Sea gas/oil fields
[edit]

These UK fields are located in two main areas of the eastern Irish Sea: Morecambe Bay and Liverpool Bay. Although not part of the North Sea they are on the UK Continental Shelf. The fields are serviced from Liverpool, Blackpool and Morecambe.

UK Irish Sea gas and oil fields
Field Quad/Block Reservoir Field installation(s) Liquid export to Gas export to First oil/gas Operator Notes
Bains gas field 110/3c subsea Morecambe South field 2003 Spirit Energy Decommissioned 2018
Calder gas field 110/2b, 110/la, 110/lc, 110/Sa, 110/9a and 110/14 Calder platform Rivers terminal Oct 2004 Operated by HRL on behalf of ConocoPhillips
Conwy oil field 110/12 EOG
Cossens gas field 110 ConocoPhillips Not yet developed
Dalton gas field 110/2b subsea Morecambe North platform Aug 1999 Operated by HRL on behalf of ConocoPhillips
Darwen gas field 110/8b ConocoPhillips Not yet developed
Douglas gas field 110/13 Triassic DA (jack-up), DD, DW, Floating oil storage unit (FSU) Tanker Point of Ayr terminal Jan 1996 Hamilton Brothers, then BHP, then Eni Liverpool Bay
Hamilton gas field 110/13a Triassic Hamilton A platform Douglas installation Feb 1997 Hamilton Brothers, then BHP, then Eni Liverpool Bay
Hamilton North gas field 110/13a Triassic Hamilton North platform Douglas complex Dec 1995 Hamilton Brothers, then BHP, then Eni Liverpool Bay
Lennox oil/gas field 110/15 Triassic Lennox platform Douglas complex Mar 1996 Hamilton Brothers, then BHP, then Eni Liverpool Bay
Millom gas field 113/26a 113/27a Triassic Millom West platform Morecambe North platform Aug 1999 Burlington Resources
Morecambe South gas field 110/2a, 110/3a, 110/7a and 110/8a Triassic CPP1 platform, DP1, DP3, DP4, DP6, DP8 platforms South Morecambe Terminal Jan 1985 Centrica Hydrocarbon Resources Limited, Spirit Energy Decommissioning underway 2019
Morecambe North gas field 110/2 Triassic Morecambe North platform Morecambe North platform Oct 1994 Centrica Hydrocarbon Resources Limited
Rhyl gas field 113/27b Triassic subsea Morecambe North platform Apr 2013 Centrica

Germany

[edit]

Onshore

[edit]
  • Wietze near Hanover, discovered in 1859
  • The Schoenebeek field of the Netherlands extends across the border

Offshore

[edit]

Denmark

[edit]

Onshore

[edit]

No onshore developments

Offshore

[edit]

Offshore development is abundant. Of the 19 fields, 15 are operated by Maersk Oil and Gas[19] as part of the Dansk Undergrunds Consortium,[20] with the remaining 4 operated by DONG Energy (3) and Hess (1).[21]

Norway

[edit]
See also: Energy in Norway

Onshore

[edit]

No onshore developments

Offshore

[edit]

Serviced from Stavanger, Bergen, Kristiansund

Southern North Sea

Central North Sea

Northern North Sea

[23]

Associated - not North Sea

Ireland (includes Northern Ireland)

[edit]

Onshore

[edit]
  • Larne - tiny prospect under the basalts
  • Other small prospects, and significant coal-bed methane

Offshore

[edit]
  • Kinsale Head - gas development off the coast of Cork, exhausted and now proposed for use as carbon dioxide or natural gas storage
  • Corrib gas field - about to start production to an onshore processing plant
  • Inishbeg - prospect announced to the NW of Donegal; due to be drilled August 2006
  • Barryroe - oil and gas discovery south of Cork; appraisal results formally announced March 2012
  • Dunquin - off Irish west coast; owned by ExxonMobil, Repsol, Providence and Sosina; drilling was to start in 2013 on a potentially large field[24]
  • Spanish Point - field due for exploration in 2013, due north of Dunquin, off County Clare on the Irish West Coast[25]
  • Dalkey Island - Irish Sea prospect

Faroes

[edit]

Offshore

[edit]
  • Various blocks licensed for exploration, several discoveries not yet developed[citation needed]

Iceland

[edit]

Offshore

[edit]
  • Nothing published, but the idea is not inconceivable on the ridges extending towards Iceland from the Faroes and the East Greenland Coast

East Greenland

[edit]

Onshore

[edit]
  • No prospects reported, though sediments analogous to the Mesozoic and Caenozoic deposits of the North Sea are known, so there is appreciable interest. Development would be formidably difficult, technically, logistically and politically.

Offshore

[edit]
  • A recent conference on hydrocarbon prospects in arctic Russia (Geological Society, London; February 2006) had several speakers mention major gas prospectivity on the East Greenland coast, but they cited no sources. A conference volume was due towards the end of 2006, which may elaborate.

Barents Sea

[edit]

Onshore

[edit]
  • No significant prospects or potential

Offshore

[edit]

Serviced from Harstad and Hammerfest

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Veenhof, Epelis N. (1996). "Geological aspects of the Annerveen gas field, the Netherlands". Geology of Gas and Oil under the Netherlands. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp. 79–92. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0121-6_8. ISBN 978-94-010-6541-2. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ Crouch et al (1996). In Rondeel et al. (eds) Geology of gas and oil under the Netherlands, Kluwer Academic, the Netherlands, pp. 93-102
  3. ^ "Oil and Gas Authority field data".
  4. ^ "Oil and gas field names in thee North Sea" (PDF).
  5. ^ Tiratsoo, E.N. (1972). Natural Gas. Beaconsfield: Scientific Press Ltd. p. 209. [verification needed]
  6. ^ Amoco Southern North Sea Field Map dated 1987
  7. ^ Conoco Southern North Sea Gas Operations Map dated 1993
  8. ^ Perenco SNS Operations Map dated 2008
  9. ^ ConocoPhillips Southern North Sea Gas Operations Map dated 2008
  10. ^ Shell ONEgas Facilities and Pipelines Schematic dated 1 March 2012
  11. ^ "UK Oil and Gas Authority Field Data".
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "IOG Assets". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Viking and LOGGS decommissioning".
  14. ^ "Nexen ends Ettrick, Blackbird production". 6 May 2016.
  15. ^ "BP Suspends Output from Foinaven Fields as Long-Serving FPSO Petrojarl Foinaven Nears End of Life". 15 April 2021.
  16. ^ DTI Brown book Archived 2001-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ DECC website Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ 'Hurricane makes 'largest undeveloped' oil find in UK waters' at bbc.co.uk/news Accessed 27 March 2017
  19. ^ Maersk Oil and Gas
  20. ^ Dansk Undergrunds Consortium
  21. ^ "Danish Energy Authority Oil and Gas Fields" Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on August 19, 2007
  22. ^ "Statoil Gudrun platform leak triggers shutdown". Petro Global News. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  23. ^ Norwegian Petroleum Directorate fact pages on oil fields Archived 2006-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ Dunquin drills off West could begin next year | Irish Examiner
  25. ^ Providence to drill Spanish Point asset in 2013 | Irish Examiner
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