Oil field · UK
Fergus
Fergus is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Hess Limited. It was discovered in 1994 and produced from 1996 to 2008. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 12.8 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Fergus produced about 12.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 34.5 million cubic metres of gas between September 1996 and April 2008.
Latest: 1,100 barrels a day in April 2008. Highest year: 1997, averaging 11,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1996.
Latest: 0.01 million cubic metres a day in April 2008. Highest year: 1997, averaging 0.023 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 1996.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (Jan–Apr) | 1,100 | 0.006 |
| 2007 | 770 | 0.003 |
| 2006 | 940 | 0.003 |
| 2005 | 990 | 0.003 |
| 2004 | 1,500 | 0.006 |
| 2003 | 1,200 | 0.003 |
| 2002 | 990 | 0.005 |
| 2001 | 1,100 | 0.005 |
| 2000 | 1,700 | 0.006 |
| 1999 | 3,300 | 0.009 |
| 1998 | 5,600 | 0.012 |
| 1997 | 11,000 | 0.023 |
| 1996 (Sep–Dec) | 15,000 | 0.045 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Hess Limited |
| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | October 1994 (well 39/02-2) |
| First production | September 1996 |
| Water depth | 70 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Fife (2.6 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.