Oil field · UK
Hudson
Hudson is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1987 and produced from 1993 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 121 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Hudson produced about 121 million barrels of oil and condensate and 642 million cubic metres of gas between July 1993 and April 2024.
Latest: 16 barrels a day in April 2024. Highest year: 1995, averaging 34,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1995.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in April 2024. Highest year: 1995, averaging 0.16 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Apr) | 830 | 0.014 |
| 2023 | 1,500 | 0.011 |
| 2022 | 2,100 | 0.022 |
| 2021 | 1,600 | 0.016 |
| 2020 | 2,100 | 0.021 |
| 2019 | 1,800 | 0.017 |
| 2018 | 2,200 | 0.022 |
| 2017 | 750 | 0.006 |
| 2016 | 1,200 | 0.023 |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 0.01 |
| 2014 | 2,300 | 0.018 |
| 2013 | 3,200 | 0.019 |
| 2012 | 3,300 | 0.017 |
| 2011 | 4,100 | 0.019 |
| 2010 | 4,600 | 0.023 |
| 2009 | 5,100 | 0.025 |
| 2008 | 5,300 | 0.027 |
| 2007 | 9,300 | 0.046 |
| 2006 | 7,800 | 0.038 |
| 2005 | 9,600 | 0.061 |
| 2004 | 12,000 | 0.06 |
| 2003 | 14,000 | 0.068 |
| 2002 | 16,000 | 0.082 |
| 2001 | 20,000 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 25,000 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 25,000 | 0.13 |
| 1998 | 8,100 | 0.039 |
| 1997 | 32,000 | 0.16 |
| 1996 | 30,000 | 0.16 |
| 1995 | 34,000 | 0.16 |
| 1994 | 30,000 | 0.15 |
| 1993 (Jul–Dec) | 33,000 | 0.15 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | July 1987 (well 210/24a-3) |
| First production | July 1993 |
| Water depth | 159 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
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.