Oil field · UK
Fife
Fife is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Hess Limited. It was discovered in 1991 and produced from 1995 to 2008. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 56.6 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Fife produced about 56.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 180 million cubic metres of gas between August 1995 and May 2008.
Latest: 48 barrels a day in May 2008. Highest year: 1996, averaging 33,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 1995.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in May 2008. Highest year: 1996, averaging 0.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 (Jan–May) | 1,600 | 0.01 |
| 2007 | 2,300 | 0.008 |
| 2006 | 3,900 | 0.011 |
| 2005 | 5,200 | 0.016 |
| 2004 | 6,000 | 0.025 |
| 2003 | 10,000 | 0.027 |
| 2002 | 11,000 | 0.04 |
| 2001 | 9,300 | 0.042 |
| 2000 | 12,000 | 0.046 |
| 1999 | 7,400 | 0.024 |
| 1998 | 17,000 | 0.044 |
| 1997 | 22,000 | 0.054 |
| 1996 | 33,000 | 0.1 |
| 1995 (Aug–Dec) | 36,000 | 0.12 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Hess Limited |
| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | April 1991 (well 31/26a-9A) |
| First production | August 1995 |
| Water depth | 69 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 22 |
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.