Gas field · UK
Hyde
Hyde is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1982 and has produced since 1993. In July 2026 it produced about 0.081 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Hyde has produced about 201,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 4.3 billion cubic metres of gas since August 1993.
Latest: 0.081 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1994, averaging 1.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2013.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1994, averaging 63 barrels a day. Highest month: October 2009.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | under 1 | 0.092 |
| 2025 | under 1 | 0.094 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | under 1 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | under 1 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | under 1 | 0.12 |
| 2019 | under 1 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | under 1 | 0.12 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.093 |
| 2009 | 42 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | 13 | 0.25 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0.3 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0.31 |
| 2004 | 19 | 0.35 |
| 2003 | 19 | 0.42 |
| 2002 | 22 | 0.45 |
| 2001 | 25 | 0.53 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0.71 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0.8 |
| 1997 | 45 | 0.78 |
| 1996 | 59 | 0.97 |
| 1995 | 54 | 0.95 |
| 1994 | 63 | 1.1 |
| 1993 (Aug–Dec) | 65 | 1.1 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | May 1982 (well 48/06-25) |
| First production | August 1993 |
| Water depth | 38 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 14 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: West Sole (0.6 km), Hoton (7.1 km), Newsham (8.1 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Triton Knoll (38 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Southern North Sea SAC.
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.