Oil field · UK
Scott
Scott is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by CNOOC International. It was discovered in 1984 and has produced since 1993. In July 2026 it produced about 1,400 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.024 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Scott has produced about 455 million barrels of oil and condensate and 8.8 billion cubic metres of gas since September 1993.
Latest: 1,400 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 184,000 barrels a day. Highest month: October 1995.
Latest: 0.024 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 1995, averaging 3.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 1995.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 5,700 | 0.099 |
| 2025 | 8,400 | 0.15 |
| 2024 | 5,600 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 4,600 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 6,200 | 0.14 |
| 2021 | 4,100 | 0.12 |
| 2020 | 8,400 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 7,400 | 0.17 |
| 2018 | 9,500 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | 7,600 | 0.19 |
| 2016 | 12,000 | 0.27 |
| 2015 | 9,100 | 0.21 |
| 2014 | 8,900 | 0.23 |
| 2013 | 8,600 | 0.25 |
| 2012 | 11,000 | 0.27 |
| 2011 | 10,000 | 0.23 |
| 2010 | 11,000 | 0.22 |
| 2009 | 13,000 | 0.27 |
| 2008 | 14,000 | 0.29 |
| 2007 | 25,000 | 0.53 |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 0.44 |
| 2005 | 17,000 | 0.38 |
| 2004 | 23,000 | 0.54 |
| 2003 | 26,000 | 0.62 |
| 2002 | 39,000 | 0.93 |
| 2001 | 45,000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 57,000 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | 84,000 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 94,000 | 1.9 |
| 1997 | 117,000 | 2.1 |
| 1996 | 147,000 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 184,000 | 3.2 |
| 1994 | 169,000 | 2.9 |
| 1993 (Sep–Dec) | 97,000 | 1.7 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNOOC International |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | January 1984 (well 15/22-4) |
| First production | September 1993 |
| Water depth | 142 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 113 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
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.