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Oil field · UK

Stirling

Stirling is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1980 and produced from 1995 to 2021. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 4.3 million barrels of oil and condensate.

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Production

Stirling produced about 4.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 32.6 million cubic metres of gas between May 1994 and September 2021.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Stirling: oil and condensate production by month, May 1994 to September 202101k2k3k199520002005201020152020

Latest: 31 barrels a day in September 2021. Highest year: 1995, averaging 1,300 barrels a day. Highest month: September 1994.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Stirling: gas production by month, May 1994 to September 202100.010.010.010.02199520002005201020152020

Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in September 2021. Highest year: 1995, averaging 0.009 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 1994.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
2021 (Jan–Sep)30
2020340under 0.001
2019240under 0.001
20182400.001
2017320under 0.001
20162600.001
2015300under 0.001
2014190under 0.001
201387under 0.001
20127under 0.001
20111100.002
20103500.003
2009130under 0.001
20083800.005
20075500.007
20066500.006
20055800.005
20043200.003
20035300.004
20025300.005
20015900.004
20003500.003
19993300.002
19981900.001
19977800.006
19968700.006
19951,3000.009
1994 (May–Dec)1,9000.015

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeOil field
OperatorHarbour Energy PLC
Partners
  • Premier Oil E&P UK Limited 68%
  • RockRose UKCS4 Limited 16%
  • NEO NEXT + Energy North Sea Limited 15%
Original operatorSun
DiscoveredMarch 1980 (well 16/21a-2)
First productionMay 1995
Water depth142 m
RegionCentral North Sea
Wells inside the outline1

Platforms and installations

No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.

Licences

The field lies in these 2 current licences:

P201Harbour Energy PLC, Ithaca Energy, NEO NEXT+ Energy
P344Harbour Energy PLC, NEO NEXT+ Energy, RockRose Energy

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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.