Gas field · UK
Rough
Rough is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Centrica Storage Holdings. It was discovered in 1968 and has produced since 1985. In July 2026 it produced about 0.39 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Rough has produced about 1.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 66.1 billion cubic metres of gas since November 1983.
Latest: 0.39 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2010, averaging 12 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2013.
Latest: 29 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1987, averaging 1,100 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1987.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 52 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 49 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0.98 |
| 2022 | 63 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 110 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 180 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 270 | 3 |
| 2018 | 220 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 110 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7.7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9.5 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7.1 |
| 2011 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 33 | 12 |
| 2009 | 21 | 7 |
| 2008 | 27 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 20 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 16 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 44 | 8.8 |
| 2004 | 48 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 73 | 9.1 |
| 2002 | 39 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 81 | 8.8 |
| 2000 | 100 | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 140 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 140 | 5 |
| 1997 | 64 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 460 | 3.4 |
| 1995 | 120 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 1993 | 30 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 32 | 1.5 |
| 1991 | 96 | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 23 | 1.3 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0.48 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0.32 |
| 1987 | 1,100 | 1.8 |
| 1986 | 86 | 2.7 |
| 1985 | 60 | 1.1 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0.15 |
| 1983 (Nov–Dec) | 15 | 0.065 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Centrica Storage Holdings |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Centrica |
| Discovered | May 1968 (well 47/08-1) |
| First production | February 1985 |
| Water depth | 16 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 37 |
Platforms and installations
2 installations are removed or no longer in use: Rough AD, Rough AP.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: York (0.2 km), Mercury (0.8 km), Eris (1.8 km), Apollo (7.1 km), Ceres (7.2 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Westermost Rough (17 km), Humber Gateway (22 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Holderness Offshore MCZ - Secretary of State, Southern North Sea SAC.
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.