Gas field · UK

Viking A

Name: Viking A gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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Viking A is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1969 and produced from 1983 to 1990. Production has ceased. From January 1987, when its monthly records begin, it produced about 2.6 billion cubic metres of gas.

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Production

Viking A produced about 2.6 billion cubic metres of gas between January 1987 and March 1990. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in January 1987, but it started producing in April 1983, so earlier output isn't included.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 2.6 million cubic metres a day in March 1990. Highest year: 1987, averaging 2.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1987.

Average production by year

Year	Gas, million m³ a day
1990 (Jan–Mar)	2.8
1989	1.8
1988	2
1987	2.6

Field details

Status	Production ceased
Type	Gas field
Operator	Harbour Energy PLC
Partners	Britoil Limited 50% Chrysaor Production (U.K.) Limited 50%
Original operator	Conoco
Discovered	February 1969 (well 49/12-1)
First production	April 1983
Water depth	25 m
Region	Southern North Sea
Wells inside the outline	9

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:

P2607Hartshead Resources Ltd, RockRose Energy

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: Viking E (2 km), Alison (2.4 km), Victoria (3.7 km), Wenlock (5.2 km), Viking B (6.4 km), Viking D (6.5 km).
Wind farms within 40 km: Hornsea One (40 km).
Protected areas overlapping the field: North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef 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.

Viking A's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Viking A.