Oil field · UK
Goosander
Goosander is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1998 and has produced since 2006. In July 2026 it produced about 510 barrels of oil and condensate a day.
Production
Goosander has produced about 18.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 104 million cubic metres of gas since August 2007. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in August 2007, but it started producing in August 2006, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: 510 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 10,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2011.
Latest: 0.002 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 0.055 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 350 | 0.001 |
| 2025 | 360 | 0.001 |
| 2024 | 440 | 0.002 |
| 2023 | 460 | 0.002 |
| 2022 | 590 | 0.003 |
| 2021 | 470 | 0.002 |
| 2020 | 590 | 0.004 |
| 2019 | 940 | 0.005 |
| 2018 | 960 | 0.005 |
| 2017 | 790 | 0.004 |
| 2016 | 1,000 | 0.005 |
| 2015 | 1,300 | 0.006 |
| 2014 | 920 | 0.006 |
| 2013 | 1,800 | 0.011 |
| 2012 | 5,700 | 0.033 |
| 2011 | 8,400 | 0.05 |
| 2010 | 5,100 | 0.029 |
| 2009 | 7,600 | 0.055 |
| 2008 | 10,000 | 0.054 |
| 2007 (Aug–Dec) | 5,400 | 0.022 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | August 1998 (well 21/12-3) |
| First production | August 2006 |
| Water depth | 86 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.