Oil field · UK
Highlander
Highlander is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1976 and produced from 1985 to 2020. Production is suspended. Over its life it produced about 82.8 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Highlander produced about 82.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 357 million cubic metres of gas between February 1985 and September 2020.
Latest: 100 barrels a day in September 2020. Highest year: 1987, averaging 28,000 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1985.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in September 2020. Highest year: 1992, averaging 0.075 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Sep) | 1,500 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1,500 | 0.004 |
| 2018 | 1,700 | 0.008 |
| 2017 | 1,900 | 0.009 |
| 2016 | 2,200 | 0.006 |
| 2015 | 1,900 | 0.003 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 120 | 0.002 |
| 2011 | 1,800 | 0.025 |
| 2010 | 1,600 | 0.02 |
| 2009 | 1,800 | 0.009 |
| 2008 | 1,300 | 0.005 |
| 2007 | 1,100 | 0.004 |
| 2006 | 1,900 | 0.007 |
| 2005 | 2,400 | 0.015 |
| 2004 | 1,900 | 0.015 |
| 2003 | 2,100 | 0.014 |
| 2002 | 2,900 | 0.032 |
| 2001 | 3,300 | 0.026 |
| 2000 | 3,200 | 0.023 |
| 1999 | 2,000 | 0.027 |
| 1998 | 3,800 | 0.035 |
| 1997 | 3,000 | 0.025 |
| 1996 | 5,400 | 0.045 |
| 1995 | 6,200 | 0.067 |
| 1994 | 8,400 | 0.058 |
| 1993 | 8,500 | 0.056 |
| 1992 | 11,000 | 0.075 |
| 1991 | 14,000 | 0.044 |
| 1990 | 18,000 | 0.048 |
| 1989 | 22,000 | 0.061 |
| 1988 | 13,000 | 0.028 |
| 1987 | 28,000 | 0.066 |
| 1986 | 28,000 | 0.066 |
| 1985 (Feb–Dec) | 22,000 | 0.051 |
Field details
| Status | Production suspended |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Texaco |
| Discovered | April 1976 (well 14/20-5) |
| First production | February 1985 |
| Water depth | 134 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 14 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Claymore (1.3 km), Duart (2.1 km), Scapa (2.9 km), Petronella (5.1 km), Tartan (5.4 km).
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.