Bittern field
Bittern is a UK oil field in the CNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Apr 2000 and peaked at 75 kboe/d in Dec 2001. To Jul 2026 it had produced 198 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | CNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | Shell PLC |
| Discovered | 1996 |
| First production | Apr 2000 |
| Peak | 75 kboe/d in Dec 2001 |
| Produced to date | 198 million boe (165 million bbl liquids, 194 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 49 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 | 10.5 |
| 2001 | 61 | 22.4 |
| 2002 | 60 | 21.8 |
| 2003 | 61 | 22.1 |
| 2004 | 53 | 19.5 |
| 2005 | 45 | 16.4 |
| 2006 | 36 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 28 | 10.3 |
| 2008 | 16 | 6.0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 15 | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 14 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 9.5 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 13 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| 2026 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.