Oil field · UK
Penguin West
Penguin West 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 6,300 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.26 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Penguin West has produced about 13.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 711 million cubic metres of gas since May 2003.
Latest: 6,300 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2005, averaging 4,600 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2005.
Latest: 0.26 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 0.25 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 2004.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 5,200 | 0.25 |
| 2025 | 4,300 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 470 | 0.017 |
| 2020 | 1,000 | 0.062 |
| 2019 | 1,200 | 0.079 |
| 2018 | 1,200 | 0.071 |
| 2017 | 1,200 | 0.057 |
| 2016 | 920 | 0.056 |
| 2015 | 1,500 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | 2,100 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 400 | 0.02 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 81 | 0.003 |
| 2010 | 1,600 | 0.073 |
| 2009 | 1,200 | 0.055 |
| 2008 | 2,200 | 0.12 |
| 2007 | 2,900 | 0.19 |
| 2006 | 2,300 | 0.089 |
| 2005 | 4,600 | 0.16 |
| 2004 | 3,000 | 0.25 |
| 2003 (May–Dec) | 3,000 | 0.14 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | December 1975 (well 211/13-3) |
| First production | January 2003 |
| Water depth | 171 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 20 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Penguin East (0.6 km), Magnus (3.1 km), West Don (7.3 km), Conrie (10 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.