Oil field · UK
Hamish
Hamish is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Hess Limited. It was discovered in 1988 and produced from 1990 to 2006. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 3.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 46.8 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Hamish produced about 3.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 46.8 million cubic metres of gas between February 1990 and August 2006.
Latest: 3 barrels a day in August 2006. Highest year: 1991, averaging 3,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1991.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in August 2006. Highest year: 1991, averaging 0.039 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 1991.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 (Jan–Aug) | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2005 | 7 | under 0.001 |
| 2004 | 60 | under 0.001 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 67 | 0.005 |
| 2000 | 130 | 0.003 |
| 1999 | 170 | 0.003 |
| 1998 | 210 | 0.003 |
| 1997 | 350 | 0.005 |
| 1996 | 71 | under 0.001 |
| 1995 | 110 | 0.001 |
| 1994 | 480 | 0.006 |
| 1993 | 280 | 0.004 |
| 1992 | 2,300 | 0.029 |
| 1991 | 3,000 | 0.039 |
| 1990 (Feb–Dec) | 2,500 | 0.032 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Hess Limited |
| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | January 1988 (well 15/21b-21) |
| First production | February 1990 |
| Water depth | 140 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
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.