Oil field · UK
Starling
Starling is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Adura Energy. It was discovered in 1979 and has produced since 2009. In July 2026 it produced about 620 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.5 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Starling has produced about 23.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 9.8 billion cubic metres of gas since January 2008.
Latest: 620 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2008, averaging 9,900 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2008.
Latest: 0.5 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2010, averaging 3.4 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2008.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 570 | 0.46 |
| 2025 | 660 | 0.49 |
| 2024 | 470 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 340 | 0.27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 850 | 0.37 |
| 2019 | 2,200 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 2,900 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 3,400 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 3,900 | 1.4 |
| 2015 | 3,400 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 4,600 | 2.1 |
| 2013 | 5,700 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 4,000 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | 6,900 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 7,000 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 7,700 | 3 |
| 2008 | 9,900 | 3.1 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | January 1979 (well 29/03a-2) |
| First production | January 2009 |
| Water depth | 98 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 4 |
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 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.