Oil field · UK
Balmoral
Balmoral is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1986 to 2021. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 118 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Balmoral produced about 118 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas between November 1986 and September 2021.
Latest: 63 barrels a day in September 2021. Highest year: 1990, averaging 36,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1987.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in September 2021. Highest year: 1990, averaging 0.38 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 1987.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (Jan–Sep) | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 670 | 0.001 |
| 2019 | 270 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2017 | 270 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 | 530 | 0.003 |
| 2015 | 660 | 0.002 |
| 2014 | 720 | 0.003 |
| 2013 | 400 | 0.001 |
| 2012 | 980 | 0.004 |
| 2011 | 1,200 | 0.012 |
| 2010 | 1,300 | 0.013 |
| 2009 | 1,800 | 0.013 |
| 2008 | 740 | 0.014 |
| 2007 | 1,800 | 0.026 |
| 2006 | 2,000 | 0.018 |
| 2005 | 2,700 | 0.026 |
| 2004 | 2,000 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 3,900 | 0.036 |
| 2002 | 4,600 | 0.043 |
| 2001 | 6,200 | 0.054 |
| 2000 | 5,700 | 0.072 |
| 1999 | 7,300 | 0.081 |
| 1998 | 8,200 | 0.082 |
| 1997 | 9,800 | 0.096 |
| 1996 | 8,500 | 0.086 |
| 1995 | 13,000 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 17,000 | 0.17 |
| 1993 | 21,000 | 0.22 |
| 1992 | 28,000 | 0.29 |
| 1991 | 27,000 | 0.29 |
| 1990 | 36,000 | 0.38 |
| 1989 | 35,000 | 0.37 |
| 1988 | 35,000 | 0.37 |
| 1987 | 36,000 | 0.38 |
| 1986 (Nov–Dec) | 5,700 | 0.057 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Sun |
| Discovered | August 1975 (well 16/21-1) |
| First production | November 1986 |
| Water depth | 145 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 28 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
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.