Oil field · UK
Bittern
Bittern is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Dana Petroleum Limited. It was discovered in 1996 and has produced since 2000. In July 2026 it produced about 5,300 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.22 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Bittern has produced about 165 million barrels of oil and condensate and 5.5 billion cubic metres of gas since April 2000.
Latest: 5,300 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 50,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2001.
Latest: 0.22 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 1.9 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 6,700 | 0.24 |
| 2025 | 3,100 | 0.098 |
| 2024 | 3,100 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 5,100 | 0.14 |
| 2022 | 7,100 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 11,000 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 8,100 | 0.27 |
| 2019 | 6,600 | 0.31 |
| 2018 | 4,000 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | 5,200 | 0.13 |
| 2016 | 7,600 | 0.17 |
| 2015 | 6,200 | 0.13 |
| 2014 | 3,900 | 0.066 |
| 2013 | 8,300 | 0.19 |
| 2012 | 13,000 | 0.34 |
| 2011 | 11,000 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | 13,000 | 0.38 |
| 2009 | 11,000 | 0.24 |
| 2008 | 14,000 | 0.39 |
| 2007 | 24,000 | 0.71 |
| 2006 | 30,000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 37,000 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 44,000 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 50,000 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 49,000 | 1.8 |
| 2001 | 50,000 | 1.9 |
| 2000 (Apr–Dec) | 32,000 | 1.1 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Dana Petroleum Limited |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | July 1996 (well 29/01b-5) |
| First production | April 2000 |
| Water depth | 93 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 16 |
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 these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Kyle (8.8 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.