Oil field · UK
Tern
Tern is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1989 to 2023. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 314 million barrels of oil and condensate and 7.6 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Tern produced about 314 million barrels of oil and condensate and 7.6 billion cubic metres of gas between June 1989 and December 2023.
Latest: 170 barrels a day in December 2023. Highest year: 1994, averaging 74,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1994.
Latest: 0.006 million cubic metres a day in December 2023. Highest year: 2000, averaging 17 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,300 | 0.018 |
| 2022 | 2,800 | 0.032 |
| 2021 | 3,000 | 0.031 |
| 2020 | 4,300 | 0.046 |
| 2019 | 4,700 | 0.048 |
| 2018 | 4,900 | 0.041 |
| 2017 | 5,100 | 0.052 |
| 2016 | 5,300 | 0.049 |
| 2015 | 5,100 | 0.059 |
| 2014 | 7,500 | 0.075 |
| 2013 | 8,000 | 0.06 |
| 2012 | 11,000 | 0.072 |
| 2011 | 11,000 | 0.07 |
| 2010 | 8,700 | 0.064 |
| 2009 | 9,200 | 0.074 |
| 2008 | 8,100 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 10,000 | 0.058 |
| 2006 | 10,000 | 0.047 |
| 2005 | 12,000 | 0.029 |
| 2004 | 16,000 | 0.052 |
| 2003 | 22,000 | 0.098 |
| 2002 | 28,000 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 35,000 | 0.13 |
| 2000 | 37,000 | 17 |
| 1999 | 44,000 | 0.13 |
| 1998 | 47,000 | 0.15 |
| 1997 | 54,000 | 0.17 |
| 1996 | 57,000 | 0.21 |
| 1995 | 68,000 | 0.26 |
| 1994 | 74,000 | 0.26 |
| 1993 | 69,000 | 0.27 |
| 1992 | 73,000 | 0.33 |
| 1991 | 53,000 | 0.29 |
| 1990 | 34,000 | 0.22 |
| 1989 (Jun–Dec) | 30,000 | 0.11 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | May 1975 (well 210/25-1) |
| First production | June 1989 |
| Water depth | 167 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 83 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Tern.
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.