Oil field · UK
Blackbird
Blackbird is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by CNOOC International. It was discovered in 2008 and produced from 2011 to 2016. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 68 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Blackbird produced about 4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 68 million cubic metres of gas between December 2011 and May 2016.
Latest: 860 barrels a day in May 2016. Highest year: 2012, averaging 3,600 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2011.
Latest: 0.015 million cubic metres a day in May 2016. Highest year: 2012, averaging 0.074 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (Jan–May) | 1,000 | 0.017 |
| 2015 | 1,900 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 2,300 | 0.037 |
| 2013 | 2,000 | 0.029 |
| 2012 | 3,600 | 0.074 |
| 2011 (Dec) | 7,800 | 0.12 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNOOC International |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Nexen |
| Discovered | August 2008 (well 20/02a-8) |
| First production | November 2011 |
| Water depth | 124 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 3 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Ettrick (3.1 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.