Oil field · UK
Dunlin
Dunlin is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Fairfield Energy Limited. It was discovered in 1973 and produced from 1978 to 2015. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 390 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Dunlin produced about 390 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.2 billion cubic metres of gas between August 1978 and May 2015.
Latest: 3,000 barrels a day in May 2015. Highest year: 1979, averaging 115,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 1979.
Latest: 0.022 million cubic metres a day in May 2015. Highest year: 1979, averaging 0.78 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 1979.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 (Jan–May) | 3,900 | 0.032 |
| 2014 | 4,000 | 0.028 |
| 2013 | 4,100 | 0.024 |
| 2012 | 1,900 | 0.014 |
| 2011 | 1,900 | 0.015 |
| 2010 | 4,000 | 0.031 |
| 2009 | 1,800 | 0.013 |
| 2008 | 1,300 | 0.012 |
| 2007 | 2,500 | 0.02 |
| 2006 | 3,700 | 0.028 |
| 2005 | 4,400 | 0.037 |
| 2004 | 3,600 | 0.031 |
| 2003 | 6,200 | 0.048 |
| 2002 | 9,400 | 0.057 |
| 2001 | 12,000 | 0.075 |
| 2000 | 11,000 | 0.069 |
| 1999 | 13,000 | 0.085 |
| 1998 | 13,000 | 0.081 |
| 1997 | 16,000 | 0.11 |
| 1996 | 15,000 | 0.092 |
| 1995 | 19,000 | 0.12 |
| 1994 | 21,000 | 0.11 |
| 1993 | 23,000 | 0.13 |
| 1992 | 27,000 | 0.14 |
| 1991 | 26,000 | 0.13 |
| 1990 | 35,000 | 0.17 |
| 1989 | 39,000 | 0.19 |
| 1988 | 51,000 | 0.27 |
| 1987 | 52,000 | 0.24 |
| 1986 | 42,000 | 0.18 |
| 1985 | 52,000 | 0.23 |
| 1984 | 65,000 | 0.28 |
| 1983 | 74,000 | 0.31 |
| 1982 | 81,000 | 0.39 |
| 1981 | 95,000 | 0.61 |
| 1980 | 106,000 | 0.71 |
| 1979 | 115,000 | 0.78 |
| 1978 (Aug–Dec) | 33,000 | 0.23 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Fairfield Energy Limited |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | July 1973 (well 211/23-1) |
| First production | August 1978 |
| Water depth | 151 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 104 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Dunlin A.
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.