Gas field · UK
Rhum
Rhum is a gas field in the northern North Sea, operated by Serica Energy. It was discovered in 1977 and has produced since 2005. In July 2026 it produced about 3.4 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Rhum has produced about 5.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 23.9 billion cubic metres of gas since December 2005.
Latest: 3.4 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 5.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2007.
Latest: 480 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 1,300 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 540 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 580 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 690 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 660 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 1,100 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 950 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 730 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 1,100 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 890 | 3.9 |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 550 | 2.4 |
| 2015 | 670 | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 70 | 0.25 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 740 | 3.2 |
| 2009 | 670 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1,100 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 1,300 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 1,000 | 4.4 |
| 2005 (Dec) | 540 | 1.6 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Serica Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | September 1977 (well 3/29-2) |
| First production | December 2005 |
| Water depth | 109 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
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 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Nuggets N4 (4.5 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.