Gas field · UK
Amethyst East
Amethyst East is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1972 and produced from 1990 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 16 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Amethyst East produced about 2.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 16 billion cubic metres of gas between September 1990 and June 2019.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in June 2019. Highest year: 1991, averaging 4.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1992.
Latest: 1 barrels a day in June 2019. Highest year: 1991, averaging 1,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1991.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 (Jan–Jun) | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 20 | 0.24 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0.25 |
| 2015 | 23 | 0.28 |
| 2014 | 45 | 0.38 |
| 2013 | 52 | 0.58 |
| 2012 | 65 | 0.68 |
| 2011 | 46 | 0.55 |
| 2010 | 82 | 0.77 |
| 2009 | 110 | 0.62 |
| 2008 | 250 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 160 | 1 |
| 2006 | 140 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 160 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 120 | 0.52 |
| 2003 | 160 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 130 | 0.81 |
| 2001 | 220 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 220 | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 270 | 2 |
| 1998 | 330 | 2.4 |
| 1997 | 360 | 2.3 |
| 1996 | 650 | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 500 | 2.6 |
| 1994 | 510 | 2.9 |
| 1993 | 720 | 3.7 |
| 1992 | 920 | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 1,000 | 4.3 |
| 1990 (Sep–Dec) | 820 | 3.8 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovered | October 1972 (well 47/14a-1) |
| First production | September 1990 |
| Water depth | 30 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 31 |
Platforms and installations
3 installations are removed or no longer in use: Amethyst A1D, Amethyst A2D, Amethyst B1D.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Amethyst West (1 km), Juliet (1.7 km), Rose (2.8 km), Pickerill (6.9 km), Helvellyn (8.2 km), Mercury (9.8 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Triton Knoll (7 km), Humber Gateway (24 km), Race Bank (29 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Holderness Offshore MCZ - Secretary of State.
Sources
Production: NSTA, UKCS field production reports (PPRS), monthly to July 2026. Field details, platforms, licences and wells: NSTA open data, as on the atlas map. Contains information provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and/or other third parties. Used under the NSTA Open User Licence.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). UK gas figures are all the gas produced, including gas used offshore as fuel, flared or put back into the reservoir.