Oil field · UK
Teal
Teal is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Anasuria Operating Company Limited. It was discovered in 1989 and has produced since 1997. In July 2026 it produced about 310 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.01 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Teal has produced about 59.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.5 billion cubic metres of gas since January 1997.
Latest: 310 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 31,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2001.
Latest: 0.01 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 0.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2001.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 320 | 0.015 |
| 2025 | 430 | 0.016 |
| 2024 | 280 | 0.009 |
| 2023 | 330 | 0.011 |
| 2022 | 480 | 0.02 |
| 2021 | 810 | 0.023 |
| 2020 | 940 | 0.028 |
| 2019 | 740 | 0.032 |
| 2018 | 860 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 680 | 0.018 |
| 2016 | 1,500 | 0.038 |
| 2015 | 1,200 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 140 | 0.004 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 750 | 0.022 |
| 2011 | 1,800 | 0.051 |
| 2010 | 2,900 | 0.067 |
| 2009 | 640 | 0.021 |
| 2008 | 270 | 0.007 |
| 2007 | 500 | 0.016 |
| 2006 | 16 | under 0.001 |
| 2005 | 3,100 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 4,600 | 0.13 |
| 2003 | 6,000 | 0.21 |
| 2002 | 11,000 | 0.28 |
| 2001 | 21,000 | 0.54 |
| 2000 | 31,000 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | 25,000 | 0.55 |
| 1998 | 23,000 | 0.49 |
| 1997 | 22,000 | 0.53 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Anasuria Operating Company Limited |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | December 1989 (well 21/25-8) |
| First production | January 1997 |
| Water depth | 69 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
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
- Fields within 10 km: Teal West (0.6 km), Cook (4 km), Teal South (4.5 km), Gannet B (9.5 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: East of Gannet and Montrose Fields NCMPA.
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.