This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to

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and

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beneath the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...

. In terms of the oil industry, "

North Sea oil North Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid petroleum and natural gas, produced from petroleum reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In the petroleum industry, the term "North Sea" often includes areas such as the Norwegian Sea and ...

" 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 The Groningen gas field is a natural gas field in Groningen province in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. With an estimated 2,740 billion cubic metres of recoverable natural gas it is the largest natural gas field in Europe and one of the ...

- huge gas discovery *

Rijswijk oil field Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also includes t ...

- oilfield with a

Lower Cretaceous Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated about five miles south west of Dursley, eight ...

reservoir *

Schoonebeek oil field The Schoonebeek oil field is an oil field located in Schoonebeek, Drenthe. It was discovered in 1943 and developed by Royal Dutch Shell. It began production in 1947 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Schoonebeek oil field are aroun ...

- largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe

Offshore

* Serviced from

Den Helder Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base. From here the Royal TESO fe ...

* Zuidwal *

Ameland Ameland (; West Frisian: It Amelân) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands ...

- 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 Helder, Helm and Hoorn are adjacent oil fields located in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea 40 km west of Den Helder and 80 km north west of Amsterdam. The fields The Helder, Helm and Hoorn oil fields are located in Block Q of the Nether ...

K7-K12 gas fields The K7-K12 gas fields are significant natural gas producing areas in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 130 km west of Den Helder. These six contiguous fields started producing gas in 1978 and are mostly still operational in 2021. T ...

K13 gas fields The K13 gas fields were major natural gas producing fields in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 130 km west of Den Helder. The fields started producing gas in 1975 but are no longer operational except for one installation used as a ri ...

K14-K18 gas fields The K14-K18 gas fields are significant natural gas producing areas in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 120 km north west of Den Helder. These five contiguous fields started producing gas in 1977 and are still operational. Th ...

Kotter and Logger oil and gas fields The Kotter and Logger oil and gas fields are mid-size fields located in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 40 km west of Den Helder and 107 km north west of Amsterdam. The Kotter and Logger oil fields produced oil from 1984/5 to 2015. ...

L10 gas field The L10 gas field is a major natural gas producing field and hub in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 65 km west of Den Helder. The field started producing gas in 1976 and was still operational in 2021. The field The L10 gas fiel ...

L4-L7 gas fields The L4-L7 gas fields are significant natural gas producing fields in the Netherlands sectors L4 and L7 of the North Sea. They are operationally one complex which started producing gas from the L7 main platform hub in 1977 and was still partly oper ...

* 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 The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), known as the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) until March 2022, is a private company limited by shares wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It is responsible ...

'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 The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is the region of waters surrounding the United Kingdom, in which the country has mineral rights. The UK continental shelf includes parts of the North Sea, the North Atlantic, the Irish Sea and the English Channel; t ...

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. /sup> 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.) *

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(e.g.

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Excalibur Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in th ...

, Guinevere) * Planets and moons (Jupiter, Ganymede, etc.) * Gemstones (Amethyst,

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) * Scientists and inventors (e.g. Murdoch, Davy) * Rivers (Tyne,

Waveney Waveney may refer to: * River Waveney, a river that forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England * Waveney District, a local government district in Suffolk, England * Waveney (UK Parliament constituency) * Waveney class lifeboat, a class ...

, etc.) * Sailing vessels (e.g. Ketch,

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) * Aircraft (

Vulcan Vulcan may refer to: Mythology * Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home p ...

, Valiant,

Victor The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

, 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 Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the most easterly UK settlement, it is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and sou ...

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...

Skegness Skegness ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire, England. On the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, the town is east of Lincoln and north-east of Boston. With a population of 19,579 as of 2011, i ...

Norwich airport Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of Norwich. In 2017, Norwich Airport was the 28th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region. Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aero ...

and

Humberside airport Humberside Airport is an international airport at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, England, from three large settlements: Grimsby (east), Hull (north) and Scunthorpe (west), on the A18, the latter two places reached by lon ...

= Central North Sea fields

= The Central North Sea comprises oil, condensate and gas fields. They are serviced from

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

and

= Moray Firth fields

= These fields are in Quadrants 11 to 16. Serviced from

= West of Shetland oil fields

= Located in Quadrants 204, 205 and 206, these fields are serviced from

and

Lerwick Lerwick (; non, Leirvik; nrn, Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. Centred off the north coast of the Scottish mainland ...

= Northern North Sea oil fields

= Serviced from

and Scasta airport

= Irish Sea gas/oil fields

= These UK fields are located in two main areas of the eastern Irish Sea: Morecambe Bay and Liverpool Bay. Although not part of the North Sea they are on the UK Continental Shelf. The fields are serviced from

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

and

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...

Germany

Onshore

Wietze Wietze is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the river Aller and its tributary Wietze, approx. 15 km west of Celle. It is the site of the German Oil Museum The German O ...

near Hanover, discovered in 1859 * The Schoenebeek field of the Netherlands extends across the border

Offshore

Mittelplate Mittelplate is Germany's largest oil field, from the shore, in the environmentally important Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Parks tidal flats. The development of the field was done by a consortium of RWE Dea and Wintershall. By the 20t ...

, approx. 2 Mio m³/a of crude oil production * A6/B4, gas field 300 km in the North Sea, gas transport via the NOGAT pipeline * Schwedeneck-See oil field (Baltic Sea)

Denmark

Onshore

No onshore developments

Offshore

Offshore development is abundant. Of the 19 fields, 15 are operated by Maersk Oil and Gas as part of the Dansk Undergrunds Consortium, with the remaining 4 operated by

DONG Energy Dong or DONG may refer to: Places * Dong Lake, or East Lake, a lake in China * Dong, Arunachal Pradesh, a village in India * Dong (administrative division) (동 or 洞), a neighborhood division in Korea Persons *Queen Dong (1623–1681), princes ...

(3) and

Hess Hess or Heß may refer to: * Hess (surname), also ''Heß'' in German, people with the surname Hess * Hess, Oklahoma, a community in the United States * Hess Educational Organization, the largest private provider of English instruction in the Rep ...

(1). * Nils oil field * Skjold oil field -

chalk Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Chalk ...

reservoir * Gorm oil and gas field - chalk reservoir * Roar oil field - chalk reservoir *

Harald oil field Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrad ...

- chalk reservoir * Dan oil field - chalk reservoir * Kraka oil field - chalk reservoir * Halfdan oil and gas field - chalk reservoir * Tyra oil and gas field - chalk reservoir * Tyra Southeast oil field * Svend oil field * Valdemar oil field * Lulita gas field * Regnar oil field * Rolf oil field * Dagmar oil field * Siri oil field * Nini oil field * Cecilie oil field * South Arne oil and gas field

Norway

Onshore

No onshore developments

Offshore

Serviced from

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...

Southern North Sea * Ivar Aasen oil field * Johan Sverdrup oil field Central North Sea * Yme field - operated by

Repsol Repsol S.A.
El Nuevo Herald, 2012-05-31Originally an init ...

Hod oil field Hod or HOD may refer to: * Brick hod, a long-handled box for carrying bricks or mortar * Coal scuttle, bucket-like container for carrying coal * Hawk (plasterer's tool), used to hold plaster * a container used to hold clams when clam digging * H ...

- chalk reservoir, operated by AkerBP *

Valhall oil field Valhall is an oil field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Discovered in 1975, production began in 1982 and is expected to continue until 2050. Valhall is located in 70 metres of water. It produces from chalk in the Tor and Hod Formations ...

- chalk reservoir, operated by AkerBP * Eldfisk - chalk reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips *

Ekofisk Ekofisk is an oil field in block 2/4 of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea about southwest of Stavanger. Discovered in 1969 by Phillips Petroleum Company, it remains one of the most important oil fields in the North Sea. This was the fir ...

- chalk reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips * Embla oil field - Devonian / Permian reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips * Tor oil field - chalk reservoir, operated by ConocoPhillips * Albuskjell oilfield - decommissioned *

Tambar oil field Tambar ( no, Tambarfeltet) is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula oil field, Ula and Gyda oil field, Gyda fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exp ...

- Upper Jurassic sandstone reservoir, operated by AkerBP *

Ula oil field Ula ( no, Ulafeltet) is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Gyda, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and pro ...

- Jurassic sandstone reservoir, operated by AkerBP *

Gyda oil field Gyda ( no, Gydafeltet) is an offshore oil field located in the southern Norwegian section of North Sea along with Ula, Tambar and Tambar East fields making up the UGT area, usually attributed to DONG Energy's main areas of exploration and prod ...

- Jurassic sandstone reservoir, operated by

Repsol Repsol S.A.
El Nuevo Herald, 2012-05-31Originally an init ...

* Blane oil field - Paleocene sandstone reservoir, operated by Repsol *

Oselvar oil field Oselvar ( no, Oselvarfeltet) is a since April 2018 abandoned subsea oil field located southwest of Stavanger in the southern Norwegian section of the North Sea, close to the British border. Oselvar was discovered in 1991. The field is located a ...

- decommissioned * Cod oil field - decommissioned *

Njord oil field The Njord oil field (''Njord – petroleumsfelt'') is an oil field west of the Draugen field, in the Norwegian Sea. The field lies around northwest of Kristiansund municipality, Norway. Although the field was discovered in 1986, production did ...

, operated by

Statoil Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian state owned enterprise, state-owned multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger. It is primarily a petroleum company, petroleum company, operating in 36 countries with ad ...

Northern North Sea * Sleipner oil field - Jurassic and Palaeocene reservoirs, operated by

* Brisling oil field * Bream oil field * Balder oil field - Palaeocene/Eocene, operated by

ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 30, ...

Frigg gas field Frigg gas field is a natural gas field on Norwegian block 25/1 in the North Sea, on the boundary between the United Kingdom and Norway. The field is named after the goddess Frigg. King Olav V of Norway officially opened production on 8 May 1978. P ...

- large Eocene reservoir gas field * Gudrun gas/oil field - Jurassic reservoir, high pressure, being developed by Equinor * Hild gas field *

Heimdal gas field Heimdal ( no, Heimdalfeltet) is an offshore natural gas field in the North Sea located northwest of the Stavanger, Norway. Heimdal serves as a connection hub for processing and distribution of natural gas from satellite fields. The field was di ...

- Palaeocene reservoir, operated by Equinor *

Vale gas field Vale ( no, Valefeltet) is an offshore gas field in the North Sea located north of the Heimdal gas field. The depth of the water in the field area is . Vale is considered a satellite to Heimdal field and is connected to it by a pipeline. Estimat ...

- operated by Equinor * Oseberg oil field Middle Jurassic sandstone reservoir operated by Equinor * Grane oil field - operated by

Equinor Equinor ASA (formerly Statoil and StatoilHydro) is a Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company headquartered in Stavanger. It is primarily a petroleum company, operating in 36 countries with additional investments in renewable energy. I ...

Brage oil field Brage ( no, Bragefeltet) is an offshore oil field in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the western coast of Norway and east of Oseberg Field Center. The field also contains gas. The water depth at the location is . The ...

- operated by

Wintershall Wintershall Holding GmbH, based in Kassel, was Germany's largest crude oil and natural gas producer. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF. The company was active in oil and gas exploration and production with operations in Europe, North Afr ...

Troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...

- largest gas field in North Sea, operated by Equinor *

Gullfaks oil field Gullfaks is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea operated by Equinor. It was discovered in 1978, in block 34/10, at a water depth of 130-230 meters.Petterson, O., Storli, A., Ljosland, E., Nygaard, O., Massie, I., and Carl ...

- Middle Jurassic reservoir, operated by Equinor *

Statfjord The Statfjord oil field is a large oil and gas field covering 580 km2 in the U.K.-Norwegian boundary of the North Sea at a water depth of 145 m, discovered in 1974 by Mobil and since 1987 operated by Equinor. It is a trans-median field cros ...

- along strike from Brent, but structurally deeper, partially in UK sector; operated by Equinor *

Snorre oil field Snorre is an oil and gas field in the Tampen area in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. The sea depth in the area is . Snorre has been operational since August 1992. It was the first field developed by Saga Petroleum. A ''Plateosaurus'' ...

- Middle Jurassic reservoir, operated by Equinor * Marihøne oil field - operated in partnership by

Marathon Oil Marathon Oil Corporation is an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration incorporated in Ohio and headquartered in the Marathon Oil Tower in Houston, Texas. A direct descendant of Standard Oil, it also runs international gas operations ...

ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational corporation engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production. It is based in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas. The company has operations in 15 countries and has production in ...

and

Lundin Petroleum Lundin Energy (former Lundin Petroleum) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company formed from Lundin Oil in 2001 and based in Sweden with focus on operations in Norway. It is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Lund ...

Murchison oil field Murchison may refer to: Geographical features * Lake Murchison, Tasmania, Australia * Mount Murchison (Tasmania), Australia * Murchison bioregion, a bioregion in Western Australia * Murchison Falls, Uganda * Murchison Glacier, New Zealand * Murch ...

(part of; produced through UK) operated by

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Canadian Natural Resources Limited, or CNRL or Canadian Natural is a senior Canadian oil and natural gas company that operates primarily in the Western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, with offshore op ...

* Agat * Haltenbank - numerous developments in production, including Heidrun gasfied,

Draugen oil field Draugen is an oil field in the Norwegian Sea with a sea depth of . It has been operating by A/S Norske Shell until sold tAS OKEAin 2018. The field has been developed with a concrete fixed facility and integrated topside. Stabilized oil is stored ...

, and Ormen Lange Associated - not North Sea

Ireland (includes
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
)

Onshore

Larne Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,755 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. It is a major passenger and freight Roll-on/ro ...

- tiny prospect under the basalts * Other small prospects, and significant coal-bed methane

Offshore

* Kinsale Head - gas development off the coast of

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

, exhausted and now proposed for use as carbon dioxide or natural gas storage *

Corrib gas field The Corrib gas project ( ga, Tionscanamh Ghás Aiceanta na Coiribe) is a developed natural gas deposit located in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately off the northwest coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The project includes a natural gas pipeline and ...

- about to start production to an onshore processing plant *

Inishbeg Inishbeg or Inish beg (Gaeilge: ''Inis Beag'', 'small island') is a name given to several mostly uninhabited islands in Ireland. List of islands named Inishbeg * Inishbeg, County Donegal * Inishbeg, County Cork * Inishbeg, County Sligo * Inis Be ...

- prospect announced to the NW of Donegal; due to be drilled August 2006 *

Barryroe ''Barryroe'' is an undeveloped oil and gas field discovered in the Atlantic ocean due south of County Cork, Ireland. Close to the exhausted Kinsale Head gas field, it is as close as to the Kinsale Head existing pipeline. The discovery is at a ...

- oil and gas discovery south of Cork; appraisal results formally announced March 2012 * Dunquin - off Irish west coast; owned by

Repsol Repsol S.A.
El Nuevo Herald, 2012-05-31Originally an init ...

, Providence and Sosina; drilling was to start in 2013 on a potentially large field * Spanish Point - field due for exploration in 2013, due north of Dunquin, off

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

on the Irish West CoastProvidence to drill Spanish Point asset in 2013 , Irish Examiner
/ref> * Dalkey Island - Irish Sea prospect

Faroes The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway betw ...

Offshore

* Various blocks licensed for exploration, several discoveries not yet developed

Iceland

Offshore

* Nothing published, but the idea is not inconceivable on the ridges extending towards Iceland from the Faroes and the East Greenland Coast

East Greenland

Onshore

* No prospects reported, though sediments analogous to the Mesozoic and Caenozoic deposits of the North Sea are known, so there is appreciable interest. Development would be formidably difficult, technically, logistically and politically.

Offshore

* A recent conference on hydrocarbon prospects in arctic Russia (Geological Society, London; February 2006) had several speakers mention major gas prospectivity on the East

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

coast, but they cited no sources. A conference volume was due towards the end of 2006, which may elaborate.

Barents Sea

Onshore

* No significant prospects or potential

Offshore

Serviced from

Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...

and

Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfe ...

* Significant exploration, appraisal and development. Major discoveries are the

Snøhvit Snøhvit ''( en, Snow White)'' is the name of a natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea, situated northwest of Hammerfest, Norway. The northern part of the Norwegian Sea is often described as the Barents Sea by offshore petroleum companies. ''Snø ...

gasfield and the Johan Castberg field (in development), operated by

and the Alta/Gohta field (early phase), operated by

, both in the Norwegian sector and the Stokhmanovskoye gasfield planned to be operated by

Gazprom PJSC Gazprom ( rus, Газпром, , ɡɐzˈprom) is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. As of 2019, with sales over $120 billion, it was ranked as the larges ...

in the Russian sector.

References

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United Kingdom

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= Southern North Sea gas fields

= Central North Sea fields

= Moray Firth fields

= West of Shetland oil fields

= Northern North Sea oil fields

= Irish Sea gas/oil fields

Germany

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Denmark

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Norway

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Onshore

Offshore

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Offshore

Iceland

Offshore

East Greenland

Onshore

Offshore

Barents Sea

Onshore

Offshore

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Ireland (includes
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
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