Oil field · UK
Tweedsmuir South
Tweedsmuir South is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 2004 and has produced since 2008.
Production
Tweedsmuir South has produced about 20.4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 758 million cubic metres of gas since June 2008.
Latest: 3 barrels a day in March 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 9,200 barrels a day. Highest month: September 2008.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in March 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 0.35 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–Mar) | 220 | 0.005 |
| 2025 | 1,600 | 0.038 |
| 2024 | 1,900 | 0.052 |
| 2023 | 1,100 | 0.034 |
| 2022 | 1,100 | 0.032 |
| 2021 | 1,400 | 0.057 |
| 2020 | 1,800 | 0.018 |
| 2019 | 1,300 | 0.068 |
| 2018 | 1,000 | 0.045 |
| 2017 | 2,000 | 0.083 |
| 2016 | 1,900 | 0.079 |
| 2015 | 2,300 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 1,600 | 0.059 |
| 2013 | 3,700 | 0.14 |
| 2012 | 4,500 | 0.18 |
| 2011 | 5,000 | 0.22 |
| 2010 | 7,000 | 0.26 |
| 2009 | 9,200 | 0.35 |
| 2008 (Jun–Dec) | 13,000 | 0.46 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Talisman |
| Discovered | January 2004 (well 21/01a-20) |
| First production | May 2008 |
| Water depth | 133 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 6 |
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: Tweedsmuir (0.4 km), Buchan (4.9 km), Rochelle (5.1 km).
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.