Oil field · UK
Pelican
Pelican is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1996 to 2024. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 81.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 991 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Pelican produced about 81.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 991 million cubic metres of gas between January 1996 and September 2024.
Latest: 650 barrels a day in September 2024. Highest year: 1996, averaging 31,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 1996.
Latest: 0.01 million cubic metres a day in September 2024. Highest year: 1996, averaging 0.48 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 1996.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Jan–Sep) | 2,400 | 0.029 |
| 2023 | 2,600 | 0.015 |
| 2022 | 2,600 | 0.013 |
| 2021 | 2,200 | 0.014 |
| 2020 | 2,100 | 0.009 |
| 2019 | 2,100 | 0.014 |
| 2018 | 1,600 | 0.008 |
| 2017 | 1,700 | 0.01 |
| 2016 | 3,000 | 0.01 |
| 2015 | 4,900 | under 0.001 |
| 2014 | 6,600 | 0.001 |
| 2013 | 3,500 | 0.001 |
| 2012 | 6,300 | 0.055 |
| 2011 | 7,600 | 0.092 |
| 2010 | 3,700 | 0.039 |
| 2009 | 2,500 | 0.031 |
| 2008 | 2,300 | 0.035 |
| 2007 | 2,500 | 0.044 |
| 2006 | 5,200 | 0.054 |
| 2005 | 5,100 | 0.043 |
| 2004 | 4,500 | 0.052 |
| 2003 | 7,100 | 0.081 |
| 2002 | 13,000 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 9,500 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 15,000 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 22,000 | 0.32 |
| 1998 | 26,000 | 0.37 |
| 1997 | 26,000 | 0.39 |
| 1996 | 31,000 | 0.48 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | August 1975 (well 211/26-4) |
| First production | January 1996 |
| Water depth | 154 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 38 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Cormorant A.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Cormorant North (0.6 km), South Cormorant (0.8 km), Lyell (3 km), North West Hutton (4.3 km), Heather (7.1 km).
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.