List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea

This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

and natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

reservoirs

Oil reservoir

A petroleum reservoir, or oil and gas reservoir, is a subsurface pool of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. The naturally occurring hydrocarbons, such as crude oil or natural gas, are trapped by overlying rock formations with lower permeability...

beneath the North Sea

North Sea

In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...

. In terms of the oil industry, North Sea oil

North Sea oil

North Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid oil and natural gas, produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea.In the oil industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the area known as "West of Shetland", "the Atlantic Frontier" or "the...

often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" (west of Shetland) not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea.

Netherlands

Onshore
- Rijswijk oil field - An Oilfield with a Lower Cretaceous reservoir
- Schoonebeek
  Schoonebeek
  Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km south of that city.Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1998, when it merged with Emmen....
  
  - largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe
- Groningen gas field
  Groningen gas field
  The Groningen gas field is a giant natural gas field located near Slochteren in Groningen province in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. Discovered in 1959, it is the largest natural gas field in Europe and the tenth largest in the world.-History:...
  
  - huge gas discovery
Offshore (serviced from The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

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- Zuidwal
- Ameland
  Ameland
  Ameland is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the West and Schiermonnikoog to the East...
  
  - (whether this will be developed onshore or offshore is an open question)
- De Ruyter oil field - Most recent offshore oil development (2006)
- Hanze oil field - Most northern oil field in Dutch sector (2001)
- Many fields in Quadrantrs P, Q, K, L, some in blocks E, F

United Kingdom

References DTI Brown book and DECC website

Onshore
- Wytch Farm
  Wytch Farm
  Wytch Farm is an oil field and processing facility in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. It is the largest onshore oil field in western Europe. The facility, operated by BP, is hidden in a coniferous forest on Wytch Heath on the southern shore of Poole Harbour, two miles north of Corfe Castle...
  
  - BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
  
  's largest onshore development
- Singleton, West Sussex
  Singleton, West Sussex
  Singleton is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies in the Lavant valley, north of Chichester on the A286 road to Midhurst.The village name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'sengel', which means "burnt clearing"....
  
  - situated across the valley from Goodwood Racecourse
  Goodwood Racecourse
  Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House...
- (several other prospects along strike on the South Downs
  South Downs
  The South Downs is a range of chalk hills that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen Valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in the east. It is bounded on its northern side by a steep escarpment, from whose...
  
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- East Midlands
  East Midlands Oil Province
  The East Midlands Oil Province, also known as the East Midlands Petroleum Province, covers the petroliferous geological area across the north-eastern part of the East Midlands of England that has a few small oil fields...
  
  oilfield, centred on Eakring
  Eakring
  Eakring is a village in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire.-Geography:It is situated between the A617 and the A616 roads between Ollerton and Southwell. Dukes Wood to the south is situated on the top of an escarpment, giving good views over the Trent valley to the east and towards...
  
  , Nottinghamshire
  Nottinghamshire
  Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
  
  and extending up to Eskdale, North Yorkshire
  Eskdale, North Yorkshire
  Eskdale is a valley running west to east from Westerdale on the North Yorkshire Moors to Whitby on the east coast of England.Formed during the last major ice age, it has a classic U-shaped valley formation caused by the action of glaciers carving away the rock.Eskdale carries the River Esk from the...
  
  and the Pickering
  Pickering, North Yorkshire
  Pickering is an ancient market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England, on the border of the North York Moors National Park. It sits at the foot of the Moors, overlooking the Vale of Pickering to the south...
  
  / Kirby Misperton
  Kirby Misperton
  Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.-Geography:It is located about 4 miles south from Pickering by road and about 7½ miles north from Malton. It is just west of the A169 road....
  
  structure under Ryedale
  Ryedale
  Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district of the shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Settlements include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Pickering, and Terrington.-Derivation of name:...
  
  .
Offshore (Southern North Sea) (serviced from Easington
Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Easington is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in the area known as Holderness. It is situated between the Humber estuary and the North Sea at the south-eastern corner of the county at the end of the B1445 road from Patrington.The civil parish is formed by...

, Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...

, Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Hartlepool is a town and port in North East England.It was founded in the 7th century AD, around the Northumbrian monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew during the Middle Ages and developed a harbour which served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. A railway link from...

, Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...

and near Skegness
Skegness
Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910....

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- Hewett - Triassic, operated by Tullow Oil
  Tullow Oil
  Tullow Oil plc is a global oil and gas exploration company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has interests in over 85 licences across 23 countries and in 2010 produced 58,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day...
- Dotty - Triassic
- Leman - Rotliegend
- Vulcan - Rotliegend, operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Indefatigable - Rotliegend
- Viking - Rotliegend - operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Audrey - Rotliegend - operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Ann - Rotliegend - operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Amethyst gasfield
  Amethyst gasfield
  Amethyst is a natural gas field in the Southern North Sea, about east of the Yorkshire coast. The gas lies in a Permian sandstone reservoir around below the seabed. The gasfield is operated by BP.-History:...
  
  - Rotliegend - operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- West Sole gasfield -Rotliegend
- Rough gasfield
  Rough (facility)
  Rough is a natural gas storage facility situated off the east coast of England.-History:Licences for the Rough Field were given in 1964. Gas was brought ashore to Easington in 1975. In 1985 when the field was depleted, gas was stored in the reservoir. In 1997 it was run by BG Storage. In 2001, BG...
  
  - used for Natural gas storage
- Cleeton gasfield - Rotliegend
- Ravenspurn gasfield - Rotliegend
- Caister gasfield - Carboniferous sandstone, - operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Murdoch gasfield- Carboniferous sandstone, - operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Gordon gasfield - Triassic
- Forbes gasfield - Triassic
- Esmond gasfield - Triassic
Offshore Irish Sea
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel. Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea, followed by the Isle of Man...

(serviced from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...

and Morecambe
Morecambe
Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2001 it has a resident population of 38,917. It faces into Morecambe Bay...

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- Douglas gas field
  Douglas Complex
  The Douglas Complex is a high system of three linked platforms in the Irish Sea, off the North Wales coast. The Douglas oil field was discovered in 1990, and production commenced in 1996...
  
  - Triassic, operated by BHP
  BHP Billiton
  BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...
- Lennox gas field - Triassic, operated by BHP
  BHP Billiton
  BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...
- Hamilton gas field - Triassic, operated by BHP
  BHP Billiton
  BHP Billiton is a global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and with a major management office in London, United Kingdom...
- Morecambe gas field - Triassic, Operated by Centrica
  Centrica
  Centrica plc is a multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America. Centrica is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, operating under the trading names "Scottish Gas" in...
- Millom gasfield - Triassic, operated by Burlington Resources
  Burlington Resources
  Burlington Resources, was an American oil and gas company. Their headquarters were in Houston, Texas. The company was acquired by ConocoPhillips in 2006....
Offshore (Central North Sea) (serviced from Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

and Hartlepool)
- Argyll & Duncan Oilfields - Rotliegend / Zechstein
- Auk oilfield
  Auk oilfield
  The Auk Oilfield is situated east, southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, in block number 30/16. It was operated by Royal Dutch Shell until October 2006 when it was bought by Talisman Energy, and is now licensed by Talisman Energy. It was discovered in February 1971 in a water depth of 82 metres....
  
  - Rotliegend / Zechstein, Operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Clyde oilfield - Fulmar sandstone operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Fulmar oilfield
  Fulmar oilfield
  The Fulmar Oilfield is situated 312 km east of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom in block number 30/16 and 30/11b. It is operated by Talisman Energy who took over from the previous operator, Shell at the end of 2006. At this time Talisman also purchased the equity of the other partners ExxonMobil...
  
  - Fulmar sandstone, Operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- J-Block gasfield - Triassic, Chalk and Palaeocene, operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Elgin-Franklin gasfield
  Elgin-Franklin gasfield
  The Elgin-Franklin fields are two adjacent gas fields located in the Central Graben Area of the North Sea east of Aberdeen, Scotland at the water depth of . The field operated by Total S.A...
  
  - Fulmar sandtone and Middle Jurassic, operated by Total S.A.
  Total S.A.
  Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
- Shearwater gas/condensate field - Jurassic Fulmar sandstone - operated by Shell U.K. Limited
- Erskine gasfield -Middle Jurassic sandstone - operated by Chevron
  Chevron Corporation
  Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
- Gannet oilfield (A, B, C, D, E, F and G) - Eocene, Palaeocene and Jurassic - operated by Shell U.K. Limited
- Scoter gas/condensate field - operated by Shell U.K. Limited
- Merganser gas/condensate field - operated by Shell U.K. Limited
- Pierce oilfield - Palaeocene - operated by Shell U.K. Limited
- ETAP gas field complex includes Marnock, Machar, Monan, Mungo, Madoes and Mirren fields, Operated by BP
- Heron Cluster oil fields - Triassic Skagerrak Formation - includes Heron, Egret and Skua - operated by Shell U.K. Limited
- Arbroath oilfield - Plaeocene, Forties Sandstone, operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Blane oil field
  Blane oil field
  Blane is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian and northern British sectors of North Sea. The Blane facilities are located on the British continental shelf and are tied to the Ula field which is located to the northeast via subsea pipeline...
  
  - Paleocene, Forties Sandstone, operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Montrose oilfield - Paleocene, Forties Sandstone, operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Lomond gasfield - Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone operated by BG Group
  BG Group
  BG Group plc is a global oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. It has operations in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America and produces around 680,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has a major Liquefied Natural Gas ...
- Everest gasfield
  Everest gasfield
  The Everest gasfield is located in the Central North Sea, east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It lies in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf blocks 22/9, 22/10a and 22/14a. The gasfield was discovered by Amoco in 1982 with first gas produced in 1993. Until 2009, the field was operated by BP...
  
  - Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone operated by BG Group
  BG Group
  BG Group plc is a global oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. It has operations in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America and produces around 680,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has a major Liquefied Natural Gas ...
- Armada gasfields
  Armada gasfield
  The Armada gas field complex is a group of natural gas fields located in the Central North Sea NE of Aberdeen, within the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. The field is operated by BG Group. The complex consists of several fields developed via a central platform located in of water. The field...
  
  - Palaeocene and Jurassic Fulmar, operated by BG Group
  BG Group
  BG Group plc is a global oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. It has operations in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America and produces around 680,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has a major Liquefied Natural Gas ...
- Kittiwake oilfield - Operated by Petrofac
- Nelson oilfield - Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone, Operated by Shell Oil
- Forties oilfield
  Forties oilfield
  The Forties Oil Field is the largest oil field in the North Sea, 110 miles east of Aberdeen. It was discovered in 1970 and first produced oil in 1975 under ownership of BP.-History:...
  
  - Palaeocene, Forties Sandstone operated by Apache Corp.
  Apache Corp.
  Apache Corporation is an American independent oil and gas corporation. It is headquartered in 1 Post Oak Central in the Uptown district of Houston, Texas....
- Britannia gasfield - Lower Cretaceous, Operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
  
  and Chevron
  Chevron Corporation
  Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
- Alba oilfield - Eocene operated by Chevron
- Buchan oil field
  Buchan oil field
  The Buchan oil field is a small oil field with small gas reserves in the central North Sea. It lies in an area known as the South Halibut Basin, approximately northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is located mainly in license block 21/1A, extending into block 20/5A...
  
  - Devonian Sandstone - Operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Ettrick oilfield - Upper Jurassic
- Buzzard oilfield - Upper Jurassic operated by Nexen
  Nexen
  Nexen Inc. is an energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-History:Nexen started in 1969 under the name "Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd.", aka CanOxy, and was 80% owned by Occidental Petroleum, a Los Angeles-based oil company...
  
  , largest discovery in last 25 years
- Andrew oilfield
  Andrew oilfield
  The Andrew oilfield is a relatively small hydrocarbon field in the UK sector of the North Sea, North-East of Aberdeen and it is operated by BP...
  
  - Palaeocene, operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Moira oilfield - Palaeocene
- Maureen oilfield - Palaeocene (abandoned, platform removed) was operated by Phillips Petroleum
  Phillips Petroleum
  Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in 1917 by L.E. Phillips and Frank Phillips, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Their younger brother Waite Phillips was the benefactor of Philmont Scout Ranch....
  
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- Cyrus oilfield - Palaeocene
- Balmoral oilfield - Palaeocene
- Gryphon oilfield- Eocene Operated by Maersk Oil
  Maersk Oil
  Maersk Oil is a Danish oil and gas company owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. The company was established in 1962 when Maersk Group was awarded a concession for oil and gas exploration and production in the Danish sector of the North Sea...
- Harding oilfield
  Harding oilfield
  The Harding oilfield is a small oil field operated by BP, in the North Sea block 9/23b, approximately North-East of Aberdeen and in of water.-Discovery and development:...
  
  - Eocene Operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Tiffany oilfield - Upper Jurassic
- Toni oilfield - Upper Jurassic (subsea tie back to Tiffany)
- Thelma oilfield - Upper Jurassic (subsea tie back to Tiffany)
- Sycamore oilfield - Upper Jurassic (subsea tie back to Tiffany and Brae)
- Brae oilfield
  Brae oilfield
  The Brae field is a Scottish oil field. The name comes from a Scots language word for hillside. The Fields are operated by Marathon Oil and are located in UKCS block 16/7a. Three accumulations total about 70 million tonnes of oil liquids and a further 22 cubic kilometres of gas...
  
  Upper Jurassic (several satellite accumulations) operated by Marathon Oil
  Marathon Oil
  Marathon Oil Corporation is a United States-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway,...
- Miller oilfield
  Miller oilfield
  The Miller oilfield is a deep reservoir under the North Sea, 240 kilometres northeast of Peterhead in UKCS Blocks 16/7b and 16/8b. It was discovered in 1982 by BP in a water depth of 100 metres. Production from Miller field started in June 1992, and plateau production was from late 1992 to 1997 at...
  
  - Operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
Offshore (Moray Firth) (Serviced from Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

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- Beatrice oilfield- Upper Jurassic operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Unnamed, yet, Senergy
- Claymore oilfield - Upper Jurassic operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Piper oilfield
  Piper oilfield
  The Piper oilfield is a substantial North Sea oilfield. Oil extracted from it is piped to Scotland, where it is refined at a purpose built refinery on the island of Flotta, in the Orkney Islands....
  
  - Upper Jurassic operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
  
  (produced from Piper Bravo platform after loss of Piper Alpha
  Piper Alpha
  Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum Ltd. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on 6 July 1988, killing 167 men, with only 61...
- Tartan oilfield - Upper Jurassic operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Scott oilfield - Upper Jurassic operated by Nexen
  Nexen
  Nexen Inc. is an energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-History:Nexen started in 1969 under the name "Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd.", aka CanOxy, and was 80% owned by Occidental Petroleum, a Los Angeles-based oil company...
- Ross oilfield - Upper Jurassic (small development by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
  
  ; within sight of Peterhead
  Peterhead
  Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....
  
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- Blake oilfield -Lower Cretaceous, operated by BG Group
  BG Group
  BG Group plc is a global oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. It has operations in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America and produces around 680,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. It has a major Liquefied Natural Gas ...
Offshore (Northern North Sea) (serviced from Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

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- Beryl oilfield upper Jurassic operated by ExxonMobil
  ExxonMobil
  Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...
  
  (with offshoots to Linhe, Ness...)
- Bressay oilfield
- Bentley Oil Field
  Bentley Oil Field
  Bentley Oil Field is a heavy oil field located in the North Sea about to the east of the Shetland Port of Lerwick. It is owned by Xcite Energy. The field is located south-west of Statoil-operated Bressay field....
  
  south east of Bressay and owned by Xcite
- Emerald oilfield
- Captain Oilfield operated by Chevron
  Chevron Corporation
  Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
  
  it contains two platforms the WPP linked to the BLP by a bridge and an FPSO for oil storage. The field also has a tie in to the Frigg system to pump gas
- Strathspey oilfield (Subsea tie-back to Ninian Central)
- Columba oilfield (extended-reach drilling from Ninian platforms)
- Ninian oilfield 3 platforms operated by Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited is an oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company centered in Calgary, Alberta. Operations are focused in western Canada, the North Sea and offshore West Africa. It ranks number 251 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for...
- Lyell oilfield - Operated by Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited is an oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company centered in Calgary, Alberta. Operations are focused in western Canada, the North Sea and offshore West Africa. It ranks number 251 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for...
- Heather oilfield Middle Jurassic operated by EnQuest PLC
- Brent oilfield
  Brent oilfield
  The Brent field is an oil field located in the East Shetland Basin north-east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland at the water depth of . The field operated by Shell UK Limited was once one of the most productive parts of the UK's offshore assets but is now nearing the end of its useful...
  
  Middle Jurassic operated by Shell (4 main platforms, plus the Brent Spar
  Brent Spar
  Brent Spar or Brent E, was a North Sea oil storage and tanker loading buoy in the Brent oilfield, operated by Shell UK. With the completion of a pipeline connection to the oil terminal at Sullom Voe in Shetland, the storage facility had continued in use but was considered to be of no further value...
  
  fiasco.)
- Dunlin oilfield
  Dunlin oilfield
  The Dunlin oilfield is situated 195 km northeast of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, in block number 211/23a and 211/24a. It was originally operated by Shell but was recently sold and is now owned by Fairfield and licensed by Shell/Esso, Chevron and Oryx. It was discovered in July 1973 at a water...
  
  Middle Jurassic operated by Fairfield
- Hutton oilfield
  Hutton oilfield
  The Hutton oil field, located on the UK continental shelf, was the location for the first ever production Tension Leg Platform .-History:...
  
  (produced from the innovative Tension-leg platform
  Tension-leg platform
  A Tension-leg platform or Extended Tension Leg Platform is a vertically moored floating structure normally used for the offshore production of oil or gas, and is particularly suited for water depths greater than 300 metres and less than 1500 meters...
  
  ; decommissioned 2001 was operated by Conoco)
- Cormorant oilfield
  Cormorant oilfield
  The Cormorant oilfield is located north east of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, in block number 211/26a. It was discovered in September 1972 at a depth of . Estimated recovery is of oil. The oil reservoir is located at a depth of .-Ownership:...
  
  Middle Jurassic operated by Shell, (production started sweet, but has turned slightly sour over the decades. which is very interesting. And worrying.)
- Tern oilfield
  Tern oilfield
  The Tern oilfield is an oilfield situated north east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, in block numbers 210/25a.-History:The Tern field was discovered in April 1975 in a water depth of . It started production in 1989. Until July 2008, the oilfield was operated by Royal Dutch Shell and...
  
  Operated by TAQA formerly by Shell Oil
- Eider oilfield
  Eider oilfield
  The Eider Oilfield is situated north east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, in block numbers 211/16a and 211/21a. It is operated by Abu Dhabi National Energy Company . It was discovered in May 1976 in a water depth of . Estimated recovery is of oil.The production is via the Cormorant Alpha...
  
  Middle Jurassic operated by Shell
- Murchison oilfield Straddles the Norwegian median line. Operated by Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited is an oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company centered in Calgary, Alberta. Operations are focused in western Canada, the North Sea and offshore West Africa. It ranks number 251 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for...
- Don oilfield
- Magnus oilfield
  Magnus oilfield
  The Magnus oilfield is a large oilfield in the United Kingdom's zone of North Sea. It is located north-east of the Shetland Islands. The field is located mainly in Block 211/12a. Resources are estimated to total of oil, of which are recoverable reserves....
  
  - Operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- North Alwyn oilfield - Operated by Total S.A.
  Total S.A.
  Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
- Dunbar oilfield - Operated by Total S.A.
  Total S.A.
  Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
Offshore (West of Shetland) (Serviced from Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

)
- Clair oilfield
  Clair oilfield
  The Clair oilfield is an oil field on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf located west of Shetland in water depths of up to . It extends over an area of some , covering five licence blocks.-History:...
  
  - Operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
  
  . A very large, but high viscosity field.
- Schiehallion oilfield
  Schiehallion oilfield
  The Schiehallion oilfield is a deepwater offshore oilfield approximately west of the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Schiehallion and adjacent Loyal field were jointly developed by BP on behalf of the Schiehallion field partners; BP, Shell, Amerada Hess, Murphy Oil, Statoil and...
  
  - Operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Foinaven oilfield
  Foinaven oilfield
  Foinaven oil field is deepwater oil development approximately west of the Shetland Islands. Together with Schiehallion, Loyal and Clair fields it forms the area generally termed as the West of Shetland.-Field description:...
  
  - Operated by Teekay Petrojarl on behalf of BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...

Germany

Onshore
- Wietze
  Wietze
  Wietze is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the river Aller and its tributary Wietze, approx. 15 km west of Celle....
  
  "near Hanover", discovered in 1859.
- The Schoenebeek field of the Netherlands extends across the border.
Offshore
- Mittelplate
  Mittelplate
  Mittelplate is Germany’s largest oil field which is located from the shore, in environmentally important Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Parks tidal flats. The development of the field was done by a consortium of RWE Dea AG and Wintershall AG. By the 20th anniversary of the start of...
  
  , approx. 2 Mio m³/a of crude oil production
- A6/B4, gas field 300 km in the North Sea, gas transport via the NOGAT
  Nogat
  -----------------The Nogat is a 62km long delta branch of the Vistula River and does not empty at Gdańsk Bay as the main river does.The Nogat has its origin near the city of Biała Góra as an anabranch of the Vistula River. Shortly after the river Liwa flows into the Nogat. Than the river passes...
  
  pipeline

Denmark

Nothing onshore
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
DONG Energy
-History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...

(3) and Hess
Hess Corporation
The Hess Corporation is an integrated oil company based in New York City. The company explores, produces, transports, and refines crude oil and natural gas. Vertically completing the logistical chain, about 1,360 Hess branded filling stations market gasoline to consumers in 16 states along the...

(1).
- Nils oilfiled
- Skjold oilfield- Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Gorm oil and gasfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Roar oilfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Harald oilfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Dan oil and gas field - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Kraka oilfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Halfdan oil and gas field - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Tyra oil and gas field - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir
- Tyra Southeast oil field
- Svend oil field
- Valdemar oilfield
- Lulita gas field
- Regnar oil field
- Rolf oil field
- Dagmar oil field
- Siri oil field
- Nini oil field
- Cecilie oil field
- South Arne oil and gas field

Norway

Reference - Norwegian Petroleum Directorate fact pages on oil fields

Onshore developments -none (Oslo Graben
Oslo Graben
The Oslo Graben or Oslo Rift is a graben formed during a geologic rifting event in Permian time, the last phase of the Variscan orogeny. The main graben forming period began in the late Carboniferous, which culminated with rift formation and volcanism, with associated rhomb porphyry lava flows...

oil seeps??).
Offshore developments. Serviced from Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

, Bergen, Kristiansund
Kristiansund
Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...
Central North Sea
- Hod oilfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir , operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Valhall oilfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir, operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Eldfisk - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Ekofisk - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Embla oilfield - Devonian / Permian Reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Tor oilfield - Chalk
  Chalk Formation
  The Chalk Group is a lithostratigraphic unit in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick deposits of chalk, a soft porous white limestone, deposited in a marine environment during the Upper Cretaceous period.Chalk is a limestone that consists of coccolith biomicrite...
  
  reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips
  ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
- Albuskjell oilfield - decommissioned
- Tambar oil field
  Tambar oil field
  Tambar is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula and Gyda fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Ula field was discovered in 1983 and came online in 2001. Tambar...
  
  - Upper Jurassic sandstone reservoir, operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Ula oil field
  Ula oil field
  Ula is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Gyda, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Ula field was discovered in 1976 and came online in...
  
  - Jurassic sandstone reservoir, operated by BP
  BP
  BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
- Gyda oil field
  Gyda Oil Field
  Gyda is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and production activity. The Gyda field was discovered in 1980 and started...
  
  - Jurassic sandstone reservoir, operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Blane oil field
  Blane oil field
  Blane is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian and northern British sectors of North Sea. The Blane facilities are located on the British continental shelf and are tied to the Ula field which is located to the northeast via subsea pipeline...
  
  - Paleocene sandstone reservoir, operated by Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy
  Talisman Energy Inc. is one of Canada's largest petroleum SB companies. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Talisman Energy has operations around the globe including: Canada and the United States of America in North America; Colombia and Peru in South America; Algeria in North Africa; United Kingdom,...
- Oselvar oil field
  Oselvar oil field
  Oselvar is an offshore oil field located southwest of Stavanger in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea, close to the English border. Oselvar was discovered in 1991. The field is also at distance from Ula field to which it will be tied via subsea pipeline. Estimated reserves at Oselvar...
  
  - operated by DONG Energy
  DONG Energy
  -History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...
- Cod oilfield- decommissioned
Northern North Sea
- Sleipner oilfield - Jurassic and Palaeocene reservoirs, operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Brisling oilfield
- Bream oilfield
- Balder oilfield - Palaeocene/Eocene, operated by ExxonMobil
  ExxonMobil
  Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...
- Frigg gas field
  Frigg gas field
  Frigg gas field is a natural gas field in the North Sea, on the boundary between the United Kingdom and Norway. The field is named after the goddess Frigg. King Olav V of Norway officially opened the production on the 8 May 1978. Production was closed at 26 October 2004. The field is situated ...
  
  Large Eocene reservoir gas field
- Gudrun gas/oil field Jurassic reservoir, high pressure, being developed by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Hild gas field
- Heimdal gas field
  Heimdal gas field
  Heimdal is an offshore natural gas field in the North Sea located northwest of the Stavanger, Norway. Heimdal serves as a connection hub for processing and distribution of natural gas from satellite fields....
  
  - Palaeocene reservoir, operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Vale gas field
  Vale gas field
  Vale is an offshore gas field in the North Sea located north of the Heimdal gas field. The depth of the water in the field area is . Vale is considered a satellite to Heimdal field and is connected to it by a pipeline....
  
  - operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Oseberg oilfield
  Oseberg oil field
  Oseberg is an offshore oil field with a gas cap in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the southwestern coast of Norway....
  
  Middle Jurassic sandstone reservoir operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Grane oil field
  Grane oil field
  Grane is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located west of the city of Haugesund on the western coast of Norway. It is Norway's first heavy crude oil production field and Statoil's largest heavy oil field. The oil from the field, located in Block 25/11 is transported to Sture terminal via...
  
  - operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Brage oil field
  Brage oil field
  Brage is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas. The water depth at the location is...
  
  - operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Troll
  Troll A platform
  The Troll A platform is a condeep offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway. It is the tallest construction that has ever been moved to another position, relative to the surface of the Earth, and is among the largest and most complex engineering projects in...
  
  Largest gas field in North Sea operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
  
  .
- Gullfaks oil field
  Gullfaks oil field
  Gullfaks is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea operated by Statoil. It was discovered in 1979, in block 34/10, at a water depth of 135 meters. The initial recoverable reserve is , and the remaining recoverable reserve in 2004 is . This oil field reached peak production in...
  
  - Middle Jurassic reservoir operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Statfjord along strike from Brent, but structurally deeper, partially in UK sector. Operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Snorre oilfield - Middle Jurassic reservoir operated by Statoil
  Statoil
  Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
- Marihøne oil field - operated in Partnership by Marathon Oil
  Marathon Oil
  Marathon Oil Corporation is a United States-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway,...
  
  , Conoco Phillips and Lundin Petroleum
  Lundin Petroleum
  Lundin Petroleum is an independent international petroleum company formed in 2001 and based in Sweden.-History:The company was formed in 2001 following the takeover of Lundin Oil AB by Canadian independent Talisman Energy, Lundin Petroleum AB is a Swedish oil company traded on the Stockholm Stock...
- Murchison oil field (part of; produced through UK) operated by Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited is an oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company centered in Calgary, Alberta. Operations are focused in western Canada, the North Sea and offshore West Africa. It ranks number 251 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for...
- Agat
Haltenbank; numerous developments in production, Heidrun gasfied, Draugen oil field
Draugen oil field
Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea with a sea depth of . It is operated by Royal Dutch Shell. The field has been developed with a concrete fixed facility and integrated topside. Stabilized oil is stored in tanks in the base of the facility...

, Ormen Lange etc.

Associated, but not strictly North Sea

Ireland (includes Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

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- Onshore
  - Larne
    Larne
    Larne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...
    
    ; tiny prospect under the basalts.
  - Other small prospects, and significant coal-bed methane.
- Offshore
  - Kinsale Head; gas development off the coast of Cork
    County Cork
    County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
  - Corrib Gas Field
    Corrib Gas Field
    The Corrib gas project entails the extraction of a natural gas deposit off the northwest coast of Ireland. The project includes a development of the Corrib gas field, and constructions of the natural gas pipeline and a gas processing plant. The project has attracted considerable...
    
    ; about to start production to a controversial
    Shell to Sea
    Shell to Sea is a campaign based in Cill Chomáin parish, Erris, County Mayo, Ireland which opposes the proposed construction of a natural gas pipeline through the parish and the ongoing construction by Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil and Vermilion Energy Trust of a refinery at Bellanaboy intended to...
    
    onshore processing plant
  - Inishbeg; prospect announced to the NW of Donegal. Due to be drilled August 2006.
Faroes
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
- Offshore
  - Various blocks licensed for exploration, several discoveries not yet developed.
Iceland
- Offshore
  - Nothing published, but the idea is not inconceivable on the ridges extending towards Iceland from the Faroes and the East Greenland Coast.
East Greenland
- Onshore
  - 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
  - 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
    Greenland
    Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
    
    coast, but they cited no sources. A conference volume is due towards the end of 2006, which may elaborate.
Barents Sea
- Onshore
  - No significant prospects or potential.
- Offshore
  - Significant exploration, appraisal and development. Major discoveries the Snøhvit
    Snøhvit
    Snøhvit is the name of a natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea, situated northwest of Hammerfest, Norway. The northern part of the Norwegian Sea is often described as the Barents Sea by offshore petroleum companies...
    
    gasfield, operated by Statoil
    Statoil
    Statoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
    
    in Norwegian sector and the Stokhmanovskoye gasfield
    Shtokman field
    The Shtokman field , one of the world's largest natural gas fields, lies in the central part of Russian sector of the Barents Sea, north of Kola Peninsula. Its reserves are estimated at of natural gas and more than 37 million tons of gas condensate.-History:The Shtokman field was discovered...
    
    planned to be operated by Gazprom
    Gazprom
    Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
    
    in Russian sector.

External links

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