Gas field · UK
Tyne North
Tyne North is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1993 and produced from 1996 to 2015. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.1 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Tyne North produced about 109,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.1 billion cubic metres of gas between June 1997 and September 2015.
Latest: 0.024 million cubic metres a day in September 2015. Highest year: 1999, averaging 0.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 1999.
Latest: 2 barrels a day in September 2015. Highest year: 2005, averaging 140 barrels a day. Highest month: July 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 (Jan–Sep) | under 1 | 0.007 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0.027 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.021 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.037 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.046 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.064 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.086 |
| 2007 | under 1 | 0.23 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0.11 |
| 2005 | 140 | 0.044 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0.058 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0.059 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0.076 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0.21 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0.55 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0.7 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0.35 |
| 1997 (Jun–Dec) | 28 | 0.28 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Arco |
| Discovered | March 1993 (well 44/18-2) |
| First production | November 1996 |
| Water depth | 21 m |
| Region | Southern 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.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Tyne South (0.6 km), Hawksley (1.3 km), Munro (4.8 km), Cygnus (6.5 km), Katy (9 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Dogger Bank SAC, Southern North Sea SAC.
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.