Oil field · UK
Buzzard
Buzzard is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by CNOOC International. It was discovered in 2001 and has produced since 2007. In July 2026 it produced about 36,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.32 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Buzzard has produced about 865 million barrels of oil and condensate and 5.6 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2007.
Latest: 36,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 199,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2009.
Latest: 0.32 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 1.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2013.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 36,000 | 0.32 |
| 2025 | 23,000 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 38,000 | 0.31 |
| 2023 | 50,000 | 0.43 |
| 2022 | 68,000 | 0.64 |
| 2021 | 62,000 | 0.47 |
| 2020 | 86,000 | 0.63 |
| 2019 | 105,000 | 0.74 |
| 2018 | 113,000 | 0.78 |
| 2017 | 142,000 | 0.98 |
| 2016 | 150,000 | 1 |
| 2015 | 163,000 | 1 |
| 2014 | 154,000 | 0.87 |
| 2013 | 182,000 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 157,000 | 0.93 |
| 2011 | 142,000 | 0.83 |
| 2010 | 182,000 | 1 |
| 2009 | 184,000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 199,000 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | 147,000 | 0.86 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNOOC International |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Encana |
| Discovered | May 2001 (well 20/06-3) |
| First production | January 2007 |
| Water depth | 97 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 74 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Peregrine (2.8 km), Golden Eagle (4.5 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.