Gas field · UK
Amethyst West
Amethyst West is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1970 and produced from 1992 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 6.5 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Amethyst West produced about 2.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 6.5 billion cubic metres of gas between July 1992 and June 2019.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in June 2019. Highest year: 2001, averaging 1.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1997.
Latest: 1 barrels a day in June 2019. Highest year: 1994, averaging 700 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1994.
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 | 2 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0.051 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0.036 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0.085 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0.13 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 44 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 89 | 0.39 |
| 2009 | 110 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 290 | 0.43 |
| 2007 | 210 | 0.53 |
| 2006 | 210 | 0.51 |
| 2005 | 280 | 0.61 |
| 2004 | 330 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | 310 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 350 | 1.4 |
| 2001 | 560 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 450 | 1.3 |
| 1999 | 270 | 0.72 |
| 1998 | 470 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 600 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 520 | 1.1 |
| 1995 | 430 | 0.92 |
| 1994 | 700 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 680 | 1.1 |
| 1992 (Jul–Dec) | 400 | 0.66 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovered | April 1970 (well 47/13-1) |
| First production | July 1992 |
| Water depth | 21 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 6 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Amethyst East (1 km), Mercury (7.7 km), Helvellyn (8.5 km), Juliet (9 km), Ceres (9.9 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Humber Gateway (15 km), Triton Knoll (20 km), Westermost Rough (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.