Oil field · UK

Durward

Durward is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1993 and produced from 1997 to 1999. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 6.8 million barrels of oil and condensate.

Production

Durward produced about 6.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 43.5 million cubic metres of gas between August 1997 and April 1999.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Durward: oil and condensate production by month, August 1997 to April 199905k10k15k20k19981999

Latest: 1,500 barrels a day in April 1999. Highest year: 1998, averaging 12,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 1998.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Durward: gas production by month, August 1997 to April 199900.050.10.1519981999

Latest: 0.01 million cubic metres a day in April 1999. Highest year: 1998, averaging 0.076 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1998.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
1999 (Jan–Apr)2,8000.017
199812,0000.076
1997 (Aug–Dec)13,0000.089

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeOil field
OperatorSpirit Energy
Original operatorAmerada Hess
DiscoveredOctober 1993 (well 21/16-1)
First productionAugust 1997
Water depth89 m
RegionCentral North Sea
Wells inside the outline9

Platforms and installations

No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.

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.