Gas field · UK
Yare
Yare is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1969 and produced from 1986 to 2014. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.7 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Yare produced about 25,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.7 billion cubic metres of gas between October 1986 and May 2014.
Latest: 0.015 million cubic metres a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1991, averaging 0.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 1987.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1987, averaging 11 barrels a day. Highest month: October 1998.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Jan–May) | 0 | 0.024 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.024 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.024 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0.052 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0.041 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0.061 |
| 2005 | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2004 | under 1 | 0.024 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0.11 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0.085 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.03 |
| 1999 | under 1 | 0.057 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | under 1 | 0.037 |
| 1996 | under 1 | 0.14 |
| 1995 | under 1 | 0.17 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0.34 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0.26 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0.6 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0.47 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0.47 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0.39 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 1986 (Oct–Dec) | 0 | 0.002 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Arco |
| Discovered | May 1969 (well 49/28-3) |
| First production | October 1986 |
| Water depth | 37 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Thames (0.2 km), Wensum (0.6 km), Welland North West (2.5 km), Deben (2.6 km), Thurne (3.1 km), Tristan North West (4.6 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: 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.