Oil field · UK
Gryphon
Gryphon is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1987 and produced from 1993 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 139 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.7 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Gryphon produced about 139 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.7 billion cubic metres of gas between October 1993 and December 2024.
Latest: 1,000 barrels a day in December 2024. Highest year: 1995, averaging 41,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1994.
Latest: 0.41 million cubic metres a day in December 2024. Highest year: 1995, averaging 0.76 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,100 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 1,400 | 0.26 |
| 2022 | 1,300 | 0.17 |
| 2021 | 1,000 | 0.042 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | 0.13 |
| 2019 | 2,500 | 0.42 |
| 2018 | 2,500 | 0.39 |
| 2017 | 4,600 | 0.47 |
| 2016 | 4,900 | 0.34 |
| 2015 | 9,000 | 0.44 |
| 2014 | 12,000 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 6,700 | 0.041 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1,400 | 0.026 |
| 2010 | 15,000 | 0.28 |
| 2009 | 8,600 | 0.36 |
| 2008 | 8,800 | 0.24 |
| 2007 | 13,000 | 0.18 |
| 2006 | 16,000 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 18,000 | 0.23 |
| 2004 | 11,000 | 0.33 |
| 2003 | 8,500 | 0.38 |
| 2002 | 11,000 | 0.39 |
| 2001 | 18,000 | 0.68 |
| 2000 | 17,000 | 0.39 |
| 1999 | 20,000 | 0.21 |
| 1998 | 25,000 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 29,000 | 0.61 |
| 1996 | 35,000 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | 41,000 | 0.76 |
| 1994 | 32,000 | 0.41 |
| 1993 (Oct–Dec) | 16,000 | 0.13 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Kerr-McGee |
| Discovered | July 1987 (well 9/18b-7) |
| First production | October 1993 |
| Water depth | 112 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 96 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Gryphon Alpha.
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.