Gas field · UK
Beaufort
Beaufort is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1991 and produced from 2001 to 2009. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 730 thousand cubic metres of gas.
Production
Beaufort produced about 57 barrels of oil and condensate and 730 thousand cubic metres of gas between February 2001 and July 2009.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2009. Highest year: 2001, averaging 0.002 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2001.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in July 2009. Highest year: 2001, averaging under 1 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 (Jan–Jul) | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 (Feb–Dec) | under 1 | 0.002 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | December 1991 (well 49/23-7) |
| First production | February 2001 |
| Water depth | 32 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.