Oil field · UK
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Hess Limited. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1989 to 2009. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 71.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 620 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Ivanhoe produced about 71.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 620 million cubic metres of gas between July 1989 and February 2009.
Latest: 840 barrels a day in February 2009. Highest year: 1993, averaging 27,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1993.
Latest: 0.012 million cubic metres a day in February 2009. Highest year: 1993, averaging 0.23 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 1993.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 (Jan–Feb) | 860 | 0.012 |
| 2008 | 840 | 0.005 |
| 2007 | 880 | 0.008 |
| 2006 | 1,300 | 0.013 |
| 2005 | 1,300 | 0.014 |
| 2004 | 2,000 | 0.023 |
| 2003 | 3,900 | 0.031 |
| 2002 | 7,300 | 0.061 |
| 2001 | 6,200 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 6,700 | 0.052 |
| 1999 | 4,900 | 0.033 |
| 1998 | 5,600 | 0.046 |
| 1997 | 7,900 | 0.072 |
| 1996 | 10,000 | 0.083 |
| 1995 | 12,000 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 16,000 | 0.14 |
| 1993 | 27,000 | 0.23 |
| 1992 | 25,000 | 0.22 |
| 1991 | 25,000 | 0.22 |
| 1990 | 22,000 | 0.2 |
| 1989 (Jul–Dec) | 20,000 | 0.18 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Hess Limited |
| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | October 1975 (well 15/21-3) |
| First production | July 1989 |
| Water depth | 138 m |
| Region | Central 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.