Oil field · UK
Blenheim
Blenheim is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1990 and produced from 1995 to 2000. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 20.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 245 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Blenheim produced about 20.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 245 million cubic metres of gas between April 1995 and March 2000.
Latest: 2,400 barrels a day in March 2000. Highest year: 1996, averaging 17,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1995.
Latest: 0.042 million cubic metres a day in March 2000. Highest year: 1996, averaging 0.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 (Jan–Mar) | 2,500 | 0.044 |
| 1999 | 3,000 | 0.066 |
| 1998 | 4,800 | 0.076 |
| 1997 | 8,200 | 0.098 |
| 1996 | 17,000 | 0.2 |
| 1995 (Apr–Dec) | 29,000 | 0.29 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Original operator | Arco |
| Discovered | November 1990 (well 16/21b-21) |
| First production | March 1995 |
| Water depth | 150 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 4 |
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.