Oil field · UK
Harding
Harding is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1988 and has produced since 1996. In July 2026 it produced about 4,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.11 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Harding has produced about 295 million barrels of oil and condensate and 3.9 billion cubic metres of gas since April 1996.
Latest: 4,000 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1998, averaging 86,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1999.
Latest: 0.11 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 0.72 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 4,300 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 4,400 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | 5,600 | 0.17 |
| 2023 | 5,400 | 0.16 |
| 2022 | 6,400 | 0.16 |
| 2021 | 7,000 | 0.23 |
| 2020 | 5,600 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 7,600 | 0.17 |
| 2018 | 7,100 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 7,800 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 7,200 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 11,000 | 0.14 |
| 2014 | 9,000 | 0.17 |
| 2013 | 10,000 | 0.26 |
| 2012 | 13,000 | 0.41 |
| 2011 | 9,800 | 0.3 |
| 2010 | 17,000 | 0.57 |
| 2009 | 17,000 | 0.61 |
| 2008 | 17,000 | 0.54 |
| 2007 | 19,000 | 0.57 |
| 2006 | 24,000 | 0.46 |
| 2005 | 31,000 | 0.17 |
| 2004 | 40,000 | 0.49 |
| 2003 | 49,000 | 0.52 |
| 2002 | 61,000 | 0.53 |
| 2001 | 60,000 | 0.58 |
| 2000 | 80,000 | 0.72 |
| 1999 | 79,000 | 0.6 |
| 1998 | 86,000 | 0.64 |
| 1997 | 72,000 | 0.52 |
| 1996 (Apr–Dec) | 47,000 | 0.33 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | January 1988 (well 9/23b-7) |
| First production | April 1996 |
| Water depth | 111 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 113 |
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.