This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil and natural gas reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In terms of the oil industry, "North Sea oil" often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norwegian Sea and the UK "Atlantic Margin" (west of Shetland) which are not, strictly speaking, part of the North Sea. The UK list includes facilities in the Irish Sea.
List of fields
South to north.
Netherlands
Onshore
Annerveen gas field - After Groningen, Annerveen is the largest gas field in the Netherlands. The field straddles the boundary between the Groningen and Drenthe. Groningen gas field - huge gas discovery Rijswijk oil field - oilfield with a Lower Cretaceous reservoir Schoonebeek oil field - largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe
Offshore
Serviced from Den Helder
Zuidwal
Ameland - gasfield that started production in the mid-1980s
De Ruyter oil field - most recent offshore oil development (2006) Hanze oil field - most northern oil field in the Dutch sector (2001) Many fields in Quadrants P, Q, K (e.g. K12-B), L, and some in blocks E, F) Helder, Helm and Hoorn oil fields K7-K12 gas fields K13 gas fields K14-K18 gas fields Kotter and Logger oil and gas fields L10 gas field L4-L7 gas fields L8-D gas field
United Kingdom
Onshore
See article Onshore oil and gas fields in the United Kingdom
Offshore
The UK continental shelf (UKCS) comprises six geographical and geological oil, gas and condensate regions: Southern North Sea (principally gas fields); Central North Sea (oil, condensate and gas fields); Moray Firth (oil and associated gas fields); Northern North Sea (oil and associated gas fields); West of Shetland (oil and associated gas); and the Irish Sea/Liverpool Bay (oil and gas). The fields and installations in the following list are allocated to regions corresponding to the Oil and Gas Authority's listings.
Installation Identification
Oil and gas field names follow themes chosen by the companies who originally developed them. An offshore installation on the UK Continental Shelf may comprise a single integrated platform or two or more bridge-linked platforms. Installations are identified by a large black-on-yellow sign on the installation. This may give the name of the original or current owner or operator, the field name, and a set of numbers and letters, e.g. Shell/Esso Leman 49/26A. The numbers identify the Quadrant and Block where the installation is located, e.g. 49/26 is in Quadrant 49 Block 26. The first letter is a sequential letter (A, B, C, D, etc.) identifying each installation within a field. For installations in the Southern North Sea the second and subsequent letters may designate a platform's function, e.g. the Leman 49/26A complex comprises four bridge-linked platforms 49/26AP (Production), 49/26AD1 (Drilling 1), 49/26AD2 (Drilling 2), and 49/26AK (Compression). Common designations are:
Note: Drilling refers to the original function of the platform to support well drilling operations. No Southern North Sea installation has permanent drilling facilities.
On some installations the letters simply provide a unique two letter identity, e.g.Tethys TN, Viscount VO.
Southern North Sea gas fields
The Southern North Sea (SNS) comprises gas (plus associated condensate) fields. Themed field names comprise groups of fields that are geographically, operationally or commercially linked. Names are based on: Geographical location (Leman, Sole Pit, etc.) Personal names (e.g. Audrey, Sean) ‘Lost’ east coast villages (Ravenspurn, Newsham, etc.) Arthurian legend (e.g. Camelot, Excalibur, Guinevere) Planets and moons (Jupiter, Ganymede, etc.) Gemstones (Amethyst, Topaz) Scientists and inventors (e.g. Murdoch, Davy) Rivers (Tyne, Waveney, etc.) Sailing vessels (e.g. Ketch, schooner) Aircraft (Vulcan, Valiant, Victor, etc.) A full listing of UK Southern North Sea gas fields is given in the table below.
The SNS fields are serviced from Easington, Lowestoft, Hartlepool, Great Yarmouth, Skegness, Norwich airport and Humberside airport.
Central North Sea fields
The Central North Sea comprises oil, condensate and gas fields. They are serviced from Aberdeen and Hartlepool
Moray Firth fields
These fields are in Quadrants 11 to 16. Serviced from Aberdeen
West of Shetland oil fields
Located in Quadrants 204, 205 and 206, these fields are serviced from Aberdeen and Lerwick