Oil field · UK
Penguin East
Penguin East is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Adura Energy. It was discovered in 1975 and has produced since 2003. In July 2026 it produced about 6,800 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.5 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Penguin East has produced about 39.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 4.4 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2003.
Latest: 6,800 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 16,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2003.
Latest: 1.5 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 1.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 8,700 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 8,200 | 0.94 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 720 | 0.13 |
| 2020 | 3,000 | 0.48 |
| 2019 | 3,100 | 0.46 |
| 2018 | 3,400 | 0.38 |
| 2017 | 2,800 | 0.33 |
| 2016 | 3,500 | 0.39 |
| 2015 | 4,200 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 5,200 | 0.53 |
| 2013 | 1,000 | 0.061 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 130 | 0.017 |
| 2010 | 3,800 | 0.56 |
| 2009 | 3,800 | 0.61 |
| 2008 | 4,600 | 0.62 |
| 2007 | 6,600 | 0.81 |
| 2006 | 10,000 | 0.98 |
| 2005 | 8,200 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 16,000 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 14,000 | 0.72 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | July 1975 (well 211/13-2) |
| First production | January 2003 |
| Water depth | 167 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 23 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Don (0.6 km), Penguin West (0.6 km), Don South West (3.6 km), Ythan (3.7 km), Conrie (5.5 km), Playfair (7.3 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.