Gas field · UK
Baird
Baird is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1993 and has produced since 1993. In July 2026 it produced about 0.002 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Baird has produced about 249,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 4 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1993.
Latest: 0.002 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 1.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 1995.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1996, averaging 99 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2025 | under 1 | 0.004 |
| 2024 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2023 | under 1 | 0.002 |
| 2022 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | under 1 | 0.001 |
| 2020 | under 1 | 0.011 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.034 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0.08 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0.065 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0.093 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0.13 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0.026 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0.041 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0.17 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0.15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0.066 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 23 | 0.43 |
| 2005 | 28 | 0.6 |
| 2004 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 2003 | 46 | 0.75 |
| 2002 | 33 | 0.59 |
| 2001 | 36 | 0.63 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0.38 |
| 1999 | 50 | 0.85 |
| 1998 | 54 | 1 |
| 1997 | 90 | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 99 | 1.3 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0.53 |
| 1993 (Dec) | 50 | 0.77 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | September 1993 (well 49/23-D5) |
| First production | December 1993 |
| Water depth | 29 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Indefatigable South West (0.7 km), Indefatigable (2.1 km), Corvette (2.1 km), Bell (5 km), Victor (7.3 km), Bessemer (7.5 km).
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.