Gas field · UK
Hamilton
Hamilton is a gas field in the Irish Sea, operated by ENI UK Limited. It was discovered in 1990 and produced from 1997 to 2025. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 18.7 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Hamilton produced about 2.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 18.7 billion cubic metres of gas between February 1997 and February 2025.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in February 2025. Highest year: 2001, averaging 5.4 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2001.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in February 2025. Highest year: 2001, averaging 660 barrels a day. Highest month: October 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Feb) | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0.089 |
| 2023 | 32 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 42 | 0.15 |
| 2021 | 54 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 57 | 0.25 |
| 2019 | 51 | 0.22 |
| 2018 | 30 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0.047 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0.23 |
| 2014 | 29 | 0.27 |
| 2013 | 31 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 50 | 0.38 |
| 2011 | 75 | 0.64 |
| 2010 | 120 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 190 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | 260 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 370 | 2.4 |
| 2006 | 450 | 2.9 |
| 2005 | 630 | 3.2 |
| 2004 | 470 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 650 | 5 |
| 2002 | 520 | 4.2 |
| 2001 | 660 | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 580 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 210 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 200 | 4.9 |
| 1997 (Feb–Dec) | 150 | 3.6 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | ENI UK Limited |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Hamilton |
| Discovered | June 1990 (well 110/13-1) |
| First production | February 1997 |
| Water depth | 34 m |
| Region | Irish Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
Platforms and installations
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Hamilton East (0.8 km), Hamilton North (3 km), Douglas (5.9 km), Douglas West (7.9 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Gwynt y Mor (11 km), Burbo Bank Extension (13 km), Burbo Bank (18 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA.
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.