Oil field · UK
Ninian
Ninian is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by CNR International. It has produced since 1978. In July 2026 it produced about 2,700 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.048 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Ninian has produced about 1.25 billion barrels of oil and condensate and 5.7 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1978.
Latest: 2,700 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1982, averaging 307,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 1982.
Latest: 0.048 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1988, averaging 1.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,800 | 0.022 |
| 2025 | 3,000 | 0.058 |
| 2024 | 5,600 | 0.073 |
| 2023 | 6,800 | 0.14 |
| 2022 | 6,400 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 8,900 | 0.098 |
| 2020 | 10,000 | 0.15 |
| 2019 | 12,000 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 11,000 | 0.11 |
| 2017 | 10,000 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 11,000 | 0.56 |
| 2015 | 9,900 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 12,000 | 0.21 |
| 2013 | 11,000 | 0.27 |
| 2012 | 11,000 | 0.26 |
| 2011 | 15,000 | 0.35 |
| 2010 | 15,000 | 0.28 |
| 2009 | 16,000 | 0.25 |
| 2008 | 21,000 | 0.33 |
| 2007 | 24,000 | 0.29 |
| 2006 | 26,000 | 0.25 |
| 2005 | 24,000 | 0.33 |
| 2004 | 25,000 | 0.39 |
| 2003 | 30,000 | 0.31 |
| 2002 | 31,000 | 0.33 |
| 2001 | 36,000 | 0.36 |
| 2000 | 35,000 | 0.35 |
| 1999 | 42,000 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 45,000 | 0.57 |
| 1997 | 48,000 | 0.62 |
| 1996 | 49,000 | 0.66 |
| 1995 | 56,000 | 0.64 |
| 1994 | 66,000 | 0.63 |
| 1993 | 67,000 | 0.65 |
| 1992 | 68,000 | 0.65 |
| 1991 | 87,000 | 0.84 |
| 1990 | 117,000 | 1.1 |
| 1989 | 128,000 | 1.1 |
| 1988 | 142,000 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | 154,000 | 0 |
| 1986 | 199,000 | 0 |
| 1985 | 223,000 | 0 |
| 1984 | 237,000 | 0 |
| 1983 | 279,000 | 0 |
| 1982 | 307,000 | 0 |
| 1981 | 292,000 | 0 |
| 1980 | 231,000 | 0 |
| 1979 | 157,000 | 0 |
| 1978 (Dec) | 10,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNR International |
| Licensee |
|
| First production | December 1978 |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 379 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 4 current licences:
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.