Oil field · UK
Eider
Eider is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1976 and produced from 1988 to 2018. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 118 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Eider produced about 118 million barrels of oil and condensate and 711 million cubic metres of gas between December 1988 and January 2018.
Latest: 120 barrels a day in January 2018. Highest year: 1990, averaging 41,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 1989.
Latest: 0.001 million cubic metres a day in January 2018. Highest year: 1990, averaging 0.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 1991.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Jan) | 120 | 0.001 |
| 2017 | 970 | 0.009 |
| 2016 | 1,100 | 0.011 |
| 2015 | 1,300 | 0.015 |
| 2014 | 1,500 | 0.016 |
| 2013 | 1,400 | 0.015 |
| 2012 | 1,700 | 0.016 |
| 2011 | 1,300 | 0.01 |
| 2010 | 1,400 | 0.013 |
| 2009 | 1,800 | 0.015 |
| 2008 | 1,500 | 0.012 |
| 2007 | 1,600 | 0.013 |
| 2006 | 2,500 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 2,500 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 2,700 | 0.022 |
| 2003 | 3,500 | 0.028 |
| 2002 | 4,400 | 0.034 |
| 2001 | 4,900 | 0.039 |
| 2000 | 6,700 | 0.049 |
| 1999 | 12,000 | 0.074 |
| 1998 | 13,000 | 0.095 |
| 1997 | 13,000 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 17,000 | 0.11 |
| 1995 | 19,000 | 0.12 |
| 1994 | 25,000 | 0.15 |
| 1993 | 32,000 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 32,000 | 0.17 |
| 1991 | 35,000 | 0.2 |
| 1990 | 41,000 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 39,000 | 0.18 |
| 1988 (Dec) | 26,000 | 0.095 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | May 1976 (well 211/16-2) |
| First production | November 1988 |
| Water depth | 159 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 43 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Eider A.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Cormorant North (3.2 km), Kestrel (4 km), Cormorant East (6.2 km), Falcon (6.7 km), Tern (8.4 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.