Gas field · UK
Mordred
Mordred is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1989 and produced from 1997 to 2020. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 547 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Mordred produced about 14,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 547 million cubic metres of gas between August 1996 and June 2020.
Latest: 0.011 million cubic metres a day in June 2020. Highest year: 1997, averaging 0.22 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 1997.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in June 2020. Highest year: 1997, averaging 6 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1996.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Jun) | under 1 | 0.033 |
| 2019 | under 1 | 0.033 |
| 2018 | under 1 | 0.043 |
| 2017 | under 1 | 0.012 |
| 2016 | under 1 | 0.024 |
| 2015 | under 1 | 0.038 |
| 2014 | under 1 | 0.035 |
| 2013 | under 1 | 0.039 |
| 2012 | under 1 | 0.043 |
| 2011 | under 1 | 0.046 |
| 2010 | under 1 | 0.037 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.051 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0.053 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0.058 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.065 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.061 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0.077 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0.07 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.085 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0.047 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0.22 |
| 1996 (Aug–Dec) | 5 | 0.059 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Superior |
| Discovered | February 1989 (well 48/12b-6) |
| First production | May 1997 |
| Water depth | 23 m |
| Region | Southern 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.
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.