Oil field · UK
Lybster
Lybster is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Star Energy Group PLC. It was discovered in 1996 and produced from 2012 to 2014. Production is suspended. Over its life it produced about 98,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 17.3 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Lybster produced about 98,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 17.3 million cubic metres of gas between June 2012 and November 2014.
Latest: 4 barrels a day in November 2014. Highest year: 2013, averaging 78 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2013.
Latest: 0.002 million cubic metres a day in November 2014. Highest year: 2013, averaging 0.016 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 2013.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Jan–Nov) | 69 | 0.019 |
| 2013 | 78 | 0.016 |
| 2012 (Jun–Dec) | 220 | 0.024 |
Field details
| Status | Production suspended |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Star Energy Group PLC |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Caithness |
| Discovered | October 1996 (well 11/24-1) |
| First production | May 2012 |
| Water depth | 39 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
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
- Wind farms within 40 km: Beatrice (21 km), Moray West (23 km), Moray East (32 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.