Oil field · UK
Sycamore
Sycamore is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1984 and produced from 2003 to 2025. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 7.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 212 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Sycamore produced about 7.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 212 million cubic metres of gas between March 2003 and April 2025.
Latest: 22 barrels a day in April 2025. Highest year: 2004, averaging 2,900 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2003.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in April 2025. Highest year: 2004, averaging 0.11 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2003.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Apr) | 9 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 8 | under 0.001 |
| 2023 | 10 | under 0.001 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0.001 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0.004 |
| 2020 | 110 | 0.01 |
| 2019 | 140 | 0.012 |
| 2018 | 200 | 0.021 |
| 2017 | 250 | 0.025 |
| 2016 | 360 | 0.017 |
| 2015 | 280 | 0.009 |
| 2014 | 76 | 0.003 |
| 2013 | 280 | 0.008 |
| 2012 | 400 | 0.014 |
| 2011 | 320 | 0.009 |
| 2010 | 450 | 0.015 |
| 2009 | 660 | 0.011 |
| 2008 | 1,400 | 0.034 |
| 2007 | 1,200 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 2,500 | 0.046 |
| 2005 | 440 | 0.011 |
| 2004 | 2,900 | 0.11 |
| 2003 (Mar–Dec) | 9,200 | 0.23 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | December 1984 (well 16/12a-5) |
| First production | March 2003 |
| Water depth | 126 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 17 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.