Oil field · UK
Varadero
Varadero is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 2010 and has produced since 2017. In July 2026 it produced about 4,700 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.1 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Varadero has produced about 24.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 275 million cubic metres of gas since January 2018.
Latest: 4,700 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2019, averaging 12,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2019.
Latest: 0.1 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2022, averaging 0.15 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 2019.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 4,600 | 0.094 |
| 2025 | 5,400 | 0.07 |
| 2024 | 5,800 | 0.053 |
| 2023 | 6,400 | 0.048 |
| 2022 | 9,700 | 0.15 |
| 2021 | 11,000 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 6,000 | 0.061 |
| 2019 | 12,000 | 0.15 |
| 2018 | 8,500 | 0.067 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Premier |
| Discovered | December 2010 (well 28/09-2) |
| First production | September 2017 |
| Water depth | 89 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
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.