Oil field · UK
Rubie
Rubie is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1985 and produced from 1999 to 2009. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 11.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 116 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Rubie produced about 11.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 116 million cubic metres of gas between May 1999 and February 2009.
Latest: 800 barrels a day in February 2009. Highest year: 2000, averaging 7,100 barrels a day. Highest month: June 2000.
Latest: 0.015 million cubic metres a day in February 2009. Highest year: 2000, averaging 0.083 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 (Jan–Feb) | 840 | 0.015 |
| 2008 | 670 | 0.007 |
| 2007 | 800 | 0.007 |
| 2006 | 920 | 0.008 |
| 2005 | 2,300 | 0.021 |
| 2004 | 3,200 | 0.029 |
| 2003 | 3,600 | 0.033 |
| 2002 | 4,100 | 0.045 |
| 2001 | 4,500 | 0.059 |
| 2000 | 7,100 | 0.083 |
| 1999 (May–Dec) | 5,600 | 0.034 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Original operator | Phillips |
| Discovered | March 1985 (well 15/28b-4) |
| First production | May 1999 |
| Water depth | 149 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.