List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea

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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

South to north.

Netherlands

Onshore

Offshore

United Kingdom

Onshore

See article Onshore oil and gas fields in the United Kingdom

Offshore

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. Installation Identification Oil and gas field names follow themes chosen by the companies who originally developed them. 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. 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: 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

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.

Central North Sea fields

The Central North Sea comprises oil, condensate and gas fields. They are serviced from Aberdeen and Hartlepool

Moray Firth fields

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

West of Shetland oil fields

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

Northern North Sea oil fields

Serviced from Aberdeen and Scasta airport

Irish Sea gas/oil fields

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.

Germany

Onshore

Offshore

Denmark

Onshore

No onshore developments

Offshore

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

Norway

Onshore

No onshore developments

Offshore

Serviced from Stavanger, Bergen, Kristiansund Southern North Sea Central North Sea Northern North Sea Associated - not North Sea

Ireland (includes Northern Ireland)

Onshore

Offshore

Faroes

Offshore

Iceland

Offshore

East Greenland

Onshore

Offshore

Barents Sea

Onshore

Offshore

Serviced from Harstad and Hammerfest

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