Oil field · UK
Otter
Otter is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1977 and produced from 2002 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 62.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 724 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Otter produced about 62.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 724 million cubic metres of gas between October 2002 and June 2024.
Latest: 330 barrels a day in June 2024. Highest year: 2004, averaging 27,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2003.
Latest: 0.004 million cubic metres a day in June 2024. Highest year: 2004, averaging 0.29 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2003.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Jun) | 820 | 0.012 |
| 2023 | 1,900 | 0.024 |
| 2022 | 2,900 | 0.034 |
| 2021 | 3,200 | 0.037 |
| 2020 | 2,800 | 0.036 |
| 2019 | 3,900 | 0.044 |
| 2018 | 2,800 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 2,100 | 0.043 |
| 2016 | 4,300 | 0.049 |
| 2015 | 5,600 | 0.055 |
| 2014 | 5,500 | 0.061 |
| 2013 | 1,700 | 0.018 |
| 2012 | 3,500 | 0.048 |
| 2011 | 6,100 | 0.08 |
| 2010 | 5,800 | 0.075 |
| 2009 | 7,200 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 10,000 | 0.12 |
| 2007 | 15,000 | 0.17 |
| 2006 | 16,000 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 19,000 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 27,000 | 0.29 |
| 2003 | 23,000 | 0.26 |
| 2002 (Oct–Dec) | 8,200 | 0.07 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | TotalFinaElf |
| Discovered | October 1977 (well 210/15-2) |
| First production | October 2002 |
| Water depth | 183 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 7 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.