Gas field · UK
Mercury
Mercury is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1983 and has produced since 1999. In July 2026 it produced about 0.015 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Mercury has produced about 290,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 3.5 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2000.
Latest: 0.015 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 1.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2001, averaging 170 barrels a day. Highest month: June 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 4 | 0.078 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0.081 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0.045 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0.044 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0.06 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.074 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0.27 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0.057 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.024 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.063 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.095 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.006 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0.19 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0.39 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0.23 |
| 2006 | 19 | 0.33 |
| 2005 | 58 | 0.67 |
| 2004 | 96 | 1 |
| 2003 | 69 | 0.91 |
| 2002 | 140 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 170 | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 120 | 1.1 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BG |
| Discovered | February 1983 (well 47/09b-5A) |
| First production | December 1999 |
| Water depth | 32 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 6 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Ceres (0.5 km), Eris (0.6 km), Rough (0.8 km), Helvellyn (1.5 km), Amethyst West (7.7 km), Apollo (7.8 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Humber Gateway (22 km), Westermost Rough (25 km), Triton Knoll (30 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Holderness Offshore MCZ - Secretary of State, 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.