Gas condensate field · UK
Erskine
Erskine is a gas condensate field in the central North Sea, operated by Ithaca Energy. It was discovered in 1987 and has produced since 1997. In July 2026 it produced about 4,400 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.3 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Erskine has produced about 77.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 12.7 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1997.
Latest: 1.3 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2001.
Latest: 4,400 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2002, averaging 22,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 4,000 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 4,000 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 2,600 | 0.67 |
| 2023 | 2,800 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 3,900 | 0.99 |
| 2021 | 3,700 | 0.92 |
| 2020 | 5,200 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 6,800 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1,700 | 0.31 |
| 2017 | 5,100 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4,400 | 0.82 |
| 2015 | 4,800 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2,400 | 0.43 |
| 2013 | 4,500 | 0.72 |
| 2012 | 5,400 | 0.84 |
| 2011 | 4,200 | 0.51 |
| 2010 | 700 | 0.11 |
| 2009 | 7,600 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 4,000 | 0.61 |
| 2007 | 3,700 | 0.64 |
| 2006 | 8,000 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 11,000 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 15,000 | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 18,000 | 2.7 |
| 2002 | 22,000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 18,000 | 2.6 |
| 2000 | 1,800 | 0.23 |
| 1999 | 20,000 | 2.7 |
| 1998 | 18,000 | 2.4 |
| 1997 (Dec) | 920 | 0.17 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Ithaca Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Texaco |
| Discovered | July 1987 (well 23/26a-7) |
| First production | November 1997 |
| Water depth | 91 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 14 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Machar (0.4 km), Shearwater (1.5 km), Scoter (6.5 km), Elgin (8.3 km), Franklin (8.8 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.