Oil field · UK
Kyle
Kyle is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by CNR International. It was discovered in 1993 and produced from 2001 to 2020. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 29.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.1 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Kyle produced about 29.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.1 billion cubic metres of gas between April 2001 and June 2020.
Latest: 49 barrels a day in June 2020. Highest year: 2002, averaging 10,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2001.
Latest: 0.013 million cubic metres a day in June 2020. Highest year: 2003, averaging 0.89 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2004.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Jun) | 990 | 0.24 |
| 2019 | 1,300 | 0.27 |
| 2018 | 2,000 | 0.26 |
| 2017 | 3,400 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 3,800 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 4,100 | 0.042 |
| 2014 | 2,000 | 0.037 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 2011 | 3,700 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 4,100 | 0.24 |
| 2009 | 4,700 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 4,400 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | 4,000 | 0.29 |
| 2006 | 3,700 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 5,300 | 0.52 |
| 2004 | 4,400 | 0.81 |
| 2003 | 7,400 | 0.89 |
| 2002 | 10,000 | 0.54 |
| 2001 (Apr–Dec) | 15,000 | 0.75 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNR International |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Ranger |
| Discovered | August 1993 (well 29/02c-8) |
| First production | April 2001 |
| Water depth | 92 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.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.