Oil field · UK
Kestrel
Kestrel is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1997 and produced from 2001 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 10 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Kestrel produced about 10 million barrels of oil and condensate and 37.6 million cubic metres of gas between November 2001 and March 2024.
Latest: 39 barrels a day in March 2024. Highest year: 2003, averaging 6,700 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2001.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in March 2024. Highest year: 2002, averaging 0.022 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Mar) | 58 | under 0.001 |
| 2023 | 110 | under 0.001 |
| 2022 | 240 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | 150 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 300 | under 0.001 |
| 2019 | 380 | 0.001 |
| 2018 | 74 | under 0.001 |
| 2017 | 29 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 | 44 | under 0.001 |
| 2015 | 90 | under 0.001 |
| 2014 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2012 | 16 | under 0.001 |
| 2011 | 400 | 0.002 |
| 2010 | 940 | 0.004 |
| 2009 | 1,100 | 0.005 |
| 2008 | 1,100 | 0.004 |
| 2007 | 1,500 | 0.005 |
| 2006 | 1,900 | 0.006 |
| 2005 | 3,400 | 0.011 |
| 2004 | 3,300 | 0.011 |
| 2003 | 6,700 | 0.022 |
| 2002 | 4,500 | 0.022 |
| 2001 (Nov–Dec) | 6,300 | 0.039 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | December 1997 (well 211/21a-17) |
| First production | November 2001 |
| Water depth | 158 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 4 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Falcon (0.9 km), Tern (1.7 km), Cormorant North (3.9 km), Eider (4 km), Cormorant East (8 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.