Oil field · UK
Osprey
Osprey is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Fairfield Energy Limited. It was discovered in 1974 and produced from 1991 to 2015. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 95.1 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Osprey produced about 95.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 259 million cubic metres of gas between January 1991 and May 2015.
Latest: 2,000 barrels a day in May 2015. Highest year: 1993, averaging 33,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1993.
Latest: 0.016 million cubic metres a day in May 2015. Highest year: 1997, averaging 0.074 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 1992.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 (Jan–May) | 1,900 | 0.011 |
| 2014 | 2,100 | 0.01 |
| 2013 | 380 | under 0.001 |
| 2012 | 480 | 0.002 |
| 2011 | 1,600 | 0.007 |
| 2010 | 3,100 | 0.011 |
| 2009 | 3,900 | 0.019 |
| 2008 | 3,000 | 0.014 |
| 2007 | 2,300 | 0.012 |
| 2006 | 4,200 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 3,400 | 0.017 |
| 2004 | 3,000 | 0.014 |
| 2003 | 2,300 | 0.012 |
| 2002 | 5,800 | 0.023 |
| 2001 | 9,000 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 5,900 | 0.025 |
| 1999 | 11,000 | 0.038 |
| 1998 | 15,000 | 0.047 |
| 1997 | 24,000 | 0.074 |
| 1996 | 26,000 | 0.072 |
| 1995 | 28,000 | 0.062 |
| 1994 | 25,000 | 0.049 |
| 1993 | 33,000 | 0.054 |
| 1992 | 28,000 | 0.047 |
| 1991 | 19,000 | 0.034 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Fairfield Energy Limited |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | February 1974 (well 211/23-3) |
| First production | January 1991 |
| Water depth | 160 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 34 |
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.