Oil field · UK
Piper
Piper is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1973 and has produced since 1976.
Production
Piper has produced about 1.05 billion barrels of oil and condensate and 3.6 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1976.
Latest: 82 barrels a day in March 2026. Highest year: 1979, averaging 273,000 barrels a day. Highest month: September 1979.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in March 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 1.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 1988.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Mar) | 1,500 | 0.004 |
| 2025 | 5,200 | 0.041 |
| 2024 | 4,800 | 0.037 |
| 2023 | 4,400 | 0.039 |
| 2022 | 6,900 | 0.075 |
| 2021 | 4,200 | 0.041 |
| 2020 | 5,300 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 4,900 | 0.089 |
| 2018 | 3,600 | 0.066 |
| 2017 | 5,800 | 0.12 |
| 2016 | 5,500 | 0.095 |
| 2015 | 4,500 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 4,500 | 0.093 |
| 2013 | 3,300 | 0.036 |
| 2012 | 6,000 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 7,000 | 0.081 |
| 2010 | 6,500 | 0.09 |
| 2009 | 7,200 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 7,900 | 0.14 |
| 2007 | 8,700 | 0.17 |
| 2006 | 8,600 | 0.3 |
| 2005 | 11,000 | 0.27 |
| 2004 | 12,000 | 0.24 |
| 2003 | 14,000 | 0.28 |
| 2002 | 17,000 | 0.35 |
| 2001 | 20,000 | 0.38 |
| 2000 | 24,000 | 0.36 |
| 1999 | 30,000 | 0.45 |
| 1998 | 40,000 | 0.66 |
| 1997 | 49,000 | 0.77 |
| 1996 | 66,000 | 0.92 |
| 1995 | 83,000 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 63,000 | 0.81 |
| 1993 | 53,000 | 0.69 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 66,000 | 0.69 |
| 1987 | 165,000 | 0 |
| 1986 | 172,000 | 0 |
| 1985 | 185,000 | 0 |
| 1984 | 182,000 | 0 |
| 1983 | 198,000 | 0 |
| 1982 | 201,000 | 0 |
| 1981 | 201,000 | 0 |
| 1980 | 213,000 | 0 |
| 1979 | 273,000 | 0 |
| 1978 | 251,000 | 0 |
| 1977 | 176,000 | 0 |
| 1976 (Dec) | 20,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Occidental |
| Discovered | January 1973 (well 15/17-1A) |
| First production | December 1976 |
| Water depth | 146 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 137 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.