Oil field · UK
Fulmar
Fulmar is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1982 to 2018. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 569 million barrels of oil and condensate and 12.2 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Fulmar produced about 569 million barrels of oil and condensate and 12.2 billion cubic metres of gas between March 1982 and October 2018.
Latest: 10 barrels a day in October 2018. Highest year: 1987, averaging 165,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1987.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in October 2018. Highest year: 1987, averaging 2.9 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 1987.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Jan–Oct) | 930 | 0.027 |
| 2017 | 1,500 | 0.053 |
| 2016 | 1,200 | 0.042 |
| 2015 | 1,900 | 0.061 |
| 2014 | 1,600 | 0.065 |
| 2013 | 2,500 | 0.051 |
| 2012 | 3,700 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 2,800 | 0.084 |
| 2010 | 1,700 | 0.053 |
| 2009 | 2,200 | 0.065 |
| 2008 | 2,800 | 0.072 |
| 2007 | 1,800 | 0.062 |
| 2006 | 3,400 | 0.092 |
| 2005 | 3,700 | 0.12 |
| 2004 | 2,100 | 0.068 |
| 2003 | 2,900 | 0.12 |
| 2002 | 3,400 | 0.18 |
| 2001 | 3,600 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 4,700 | 0.14 |
| 1999 | 7,800 | 0.22 |
| 1998 | 9,800 | 0.27 |
| 1997 | 11,000 | 0.32 |
| 1996 | 22,000 | 0.66 |
| 1995 | 26,000 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 44,000 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | 56,000 | 2.3 |
| 1992 | 84,000 | 2.2 |
| 1991 | 105,000 | 2.1 |
| 1990 | 146,000 | 2.6 |
| 1989 | 111,000 | 1.9 |
| 1988 | 152,000 | 2.7 |
| 1987 | 165,000 | 2.9 |
| 1986 | 159,000 | 2.7 |
| 1985 | 109,000 | 1.9 |
| 1984 | 126,000 | 2.2 |
| 1983 | 119,000 | 2.3 |
| 1982 (Mar–Dec) | 66,000 | 1.3 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | December 1975 (well 30/16-6) |
| First production | February 1982 |
| Water depth | 83 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 61 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
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.